GISB Leader Admits The Case Of Sodomy Related To Orphanage Children

JAKARTA - Global Ikhwan Services and Business (GISB) Holdings admits that there are several cases of sodomy in orphanages. But GISB rejected other charges of violations.

Police this week rescued 402 children from a number of orphanages that GISB's authorities said, an Islamic company that is also suspected by the authorities to exploit its workers.

Health checks showed many of the children were injured due to physical and sexual violence. It was reported that 13 of them had been sodomized, said the poolition.

GISB said it did not manage the orphanage and denied all allegations of abuse and exploitation of workers.

However, in a video posted on GISB's official Facebook page on Saturday, September 14, GISB Chief Executive Nasiruddin Ali admitted the company had committed a violation.

"I don't want to blame the law. It's true we have made some mistakes in the eyes of the law, but can't there be advice or discussion first?" he said.

Nasiruddin said police accusations about children being sodomized and taught to do sodomy against others were "treatious" things. But he admits there are cases of such violence in a number of orphanages.

"Indeed, there are one or two cases of sodomy, but why put it together (the case)?" he said.

GISB was linked to Al-Arqam, a religious sect banned by the government in 1994. The company has recognized the relationship but now describes itself as an Islamic conglomerate based on Islamic principles.

Malaysia's Islamic Ministry of Development said it would bring a report on alleged deviant teachings involving GISB into the cabinet, national religious affairs council, and the conference of the rulers. Malaysia has nine royal rulers who act as guardians of Islam in the country.

Nasiruddin said several GISB accounts had been frozen and their assets were confiscated by the authorities. The company is in the process of renting a lawyer to defend itself in court.