TUMPAT: The Home Ministry is intensifying efforts to rehabilitate followers of GISB Holdings Sdn Bhd (GISB) to prevent them from reverting to deviant teachings prohibited by religious authorities.
Minister Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail said Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has instructed the ministry to adopt a consistent and systematic approach instead of seasonal measures.
"The prime minister has also directed police (PDRM) to curtail any elements that could expose GISB followers to such teachings," he told reporters during a working visit to the Tumpat District Police Headquarters here today.
He added that GISB followers were returning to their old beliefs not through physical texts but through online platforms.
"PDRM and the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) are working closely to monitor their online activities," he added.
On the status of children linked to GISB followers, Saifuddin Nasution said most of the children have been reunited with their parents or guardians.
"Women, Family, and Community Development Minister Datuk Seri Nancy Shukri recently reported the number of children returned to their families," he said.
He also disclosed that PDRM had opened investigation papers, resulting in several prosecutions.
Yesterday, Nancy informed that 130 children rescued from charity homes tied to GISB remain unclaimed by their parents.
Since the first phase of Op Global began in early September, authorities have detained 415 individuals, including GISB's top management and rescued 625 victims aged between two months and 28 years.
– BERNAMA