Malaysia arrests CEO of firm linked to abuse scandal
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KUALA LUMPUR – Malaysian authorities on Thursday arrested the chief executive and other senior managers of an Islamic conglomerate accused of running charity homes where children were allegedly sexually abused, amid a widening police dragnet.
Nasiruddin Mohd Ali, the head of Global Ikhwan Services and Business (GISB) Holdings, which police say is linked to a banned religious sect, was detained along with 18 people in an early morning raid on four residential premises in Kuala Lumpur, the Inspector-General of Police Razarudin Husain told Reuters.
Five other people linked to the company were also detained at the border with Thailand, Razarudin said.
A GISB representative did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Nasiruddin and his lawyer were not immediately available.
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