Among 22 people who were charged in court on Wednesday ( Oct 23 ) for being a part of an organized crime group were the chief executive officer and chairman of an Islamic conglomerate that has been linked to a Malaysian religious deviant group.
Nasiruddin Mohd Ali, his family Azura Md Yusof, and Adib At-Tamimi, the brother of Al-Arqam’s leader Ashaari Muhammad, had filed a lawsuit against them at the Selayang Sessions Court in Selangor status along with 19 people. They range in age from 27 to 72.
An Islamist movement called Al-Arqam was banned by Indonesian spiritual authorities in 1994 for deviant behavior.
In addition, allegations of sexual abuse, human smuggling, and spiritual deviation, among others, dominated domestic and international stories for GISB Holdings, a contentious Malaysian conglomerate said to have around 10,000 followers.  ,
According to local media outlet The Star, all 22 people were accused of belonging to an organized crime group under Section 130V ( 1 ) of the Penal Code. If convicted, they can be sentenced to a maximum of 20 years in jail.  ,
Another internet store, Sinar Harian, reported that they are alleged to be part of the GISB organised crime party in Jalan Desa Bandar Country Homes in Rawang, Selangor, between October 2020 and Sep 11 next year.  ,
After their charges were read in front of Judge Lailatul Zuraida Harron@ Harun, Nasiruddin and Azura nodded in agreement with Judge Lailatul Zuraida Harron.