KUALA LUMPUR: Police have almost completed screening the children rescued after raiding 20 welfare homes linked to GISB Holdings Sdn Bhd (GISBH).
Inspector-General of Police Tan Sri Razarudin Husain said they have screened 384 children as of Saturday.
"Based on our screenings so far we have found signs of neglect and abuse on these victims.
"As of Saturday we also have also taken statements from 483 individuals," he said when contacted today.
He said these statements taken involved victims, complainants, witnesses and suspects connected to the case.
When asked, Razarudin said they were conducting further investigations on the possibility of more victims being sodomised.
He also said the police were actively working to locate the parents of these children.
"This is to facilitate them being brought in to have their statements recorded," he said.
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It was reported yesterday that GISBH had been on the police 'watch list' since 2011, and the coordinated raids on 20 welfare homes were the culmination of a six-month probe to gather intelligence, build a case, and formulate an action plan.
Police had been monitoring the company long before the recent allegations of child exploitation and abuse went viral on social media.
Razarudin had said he met with representatives from the Research Centre for Deviant Teachings (Pukas) six months ago.
The raids on Wednesday saw 402 children, aged 1 to 17, being rescued from alleged exploitation and abuse.
Razarudin said the victims had endured various forms of exploitation and abuse, including being sodomised.
He said initial investigations revealed that caretakers had also taught the children to sodomise other children.
GISB Holdings Sdn Bhd has since denied the allegations and any links to the case.