KOTA BHARU — No Kelantan PAS member is involved with Global Ikhwan Services and Business (GISB) Holdings Sdn Bhd, nor with deviant group Al-Arqam, said Kelantan PAS Deputy Commissioner Datuk Dr Mohamed Fadzli Hassan.
Fadzli, who is also Deputy Menteri Besar of Kelantan, said PAS and Al-Arqam are two different entities.
“Yes, I (can) confirm that no PAS member is involved with the two groups,” he told reporters after attending the investiture ceremony in conjunction with the 55th birthday celebration of the Sultan of Kelantan, Muhammad V.
Fadzli said the state government is leaving all matters related to GISB to the authorities for investigation and agreed that action should be taken if it is proven that the company and its members violated the law.
“For now, we are leaving it to the police, MAIK (Kelantan Religious and Malay Customs Council) and JHEAIK (Kelantan State Islamic Religious Affairs Department),” he said.
Meanwhile, Kelantan Mufti Datuk Mohamad Shukri Mohamad when met at the ceremony said there was no need to create a new fatwa related to GISB, unless there were other elements found by the authorities.
He said the fatwa on deviant teachings used by the National Fatwa Council on Aug 5, 1994, to declare al-Arqam deviant, is still relevant and should be adopted if it is proven that GISB had followed the banned teachings.
On September 11, police launched Op Global and raided 20 charitable organisation homes in Selangor and Negeri Sembilan linked to GISB amid allegations of child exploitation and religious misconduct.
Since then, over 300 individuals, including some senior management of GISB, have been arrested, and 572 victims have been rescued in various states nationwide.
GISB has since denied the allegations of child exploitation and sexual abuse. — September 29, 2024