CYBERJAYA: All shelters and schools linked to Global Ikhwan Services and Business Holdings (GISB) in Selangor, have been closed down with immediate effect.
Selangor Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Amirudin Shari said immediate action is being taken by the state Islamic Religious Department, enforcement teams, and the police.
The state government, he said, will address each matter as information is received.
"We will address each matter one by one, and if we receive more information, we will take further action," he said to reporters after launching the Putra Idaman affordable housing project here today.
"Action has already been taken, and the report has been submitted, but I am allowing the process to unfold first so we can assess the seriousness of the situation.
"They are living in certain areas, and we know that areas like Country Homes, Rawang, are their areas.
"Raids and control measures have been carried out, and several of their assets have been seized," he added
Amirudin said the total number of premises closed will be known next Wednesday.
He added that the state government would assist the children involved in the investigation by the authorities into the case.
"On Monday, I plan to meet the children who are dropouts or those who were saved by the authorities.
"The issue is their education and future, which is important. The state will try to assist because this is our priority, as we feel for the children. As for the other matters like criminal issues, we will handle those accordingly," he added.
Earlier this month, the police rescued 402 people, some as young as one, from GISB-linked welfare homes who had endured various forms of exploitation and abuse, including being sodomised.
GISB has since denied the allegations of child exploitation and sexual abuse.
On Sept 23, Inspector-General of Police Tan Sri Razarudin Husain said under phase four of Op Global, 187 more victims were rescued, comprising 100 males and 87 females.
He said 59 of them were aged below five, while 75 of them were between the ages of six and 12, with 40 of them aged between 13 and 17. 13 victims over the age of 18 were also rescued.
Among those rescued were four children aged six to 11 who were separated from their fathers.