Malaysian CEO Arrested in Widening Child Sex Abuse Scandal

Nasiruddin Ali and 18 others detained as police rescue over 400 children from alleged abusive welfare homes.

Malaysian police have arrested Nasiruddin Ali, CEO of Global Ikhwan Services and Business Holdings (GISBH), along with 18 other individuals linked to the company.
The arrests follow the rescue of more than 400 children, aged 1 to 17, from 20 welfare homes allegedly run by GISBH, where they were reportedly subjected to physical and sexual abuse.
Among those detained are Nasiruddin's family members and relatives of the late Ashaari Mohamed, founder of the banned Al-Arqam religious sect.
Authorities have frozen 96 bank accounts connected to GISBH as part of investigations into child neglect, human trafficking, and money laundering.
Three men linked to GISBH have been charged with sexually assaulting boys at a religious school, facing penalties of up to 20 years in prison and caning.