SHAH ALAM, Sept 12 — The Selangor Islamic Religious Department (Jais) will be taking action following the involvement of two schools registered under the agency in police’s Op Global raids conducted yesterday.
Its director Datuk Mohd Shahzihan Ahmad said action will be taken in accordance with the Enactment on the Regulation of Islamic Religious Schools 1988.
He said one of the two affected premises is the Sekolah Rendah Islam Integrasi Miftahul Hikmah, which has been registered with Jais since January 2015 and uses Jais’ curriculum, will see its registration expire on December 31, 2025.
“During the monitoring conducted at the school on January 13 and March 23, 2023, and July 23 (this year), no irregularities were detected.
“Meanwhile, the other school, Maahad Tahfiz Wal Ulum Al-Ghazaly, follows its own tahfiz curriculum and was registered on November 12, 2014, with its registration set to expire on December 31 this year,” he said in a statement here today.
Shahzihan said eight schools, including the two raided, are suspected to be under Global Ikhwan Services and Business Holdings (GISBH).
He noted that two of these schools have voluntarily ceased operations, two more have had their registrations expire, one school’s registration has been revoked, while the remaining schools are due to operate until 2028.
Shahzihan added that following the raids on 18 premises in Selangor, Jais is in discussions with police to transfer the seized items related to GISBH members’ beliefs and practices to Jais for further investigation under Sections 7, 12, and 13 of the Syariah Criminal Enactment (Selangor) 1995.
He added that Jais closely monitors the activities of GISBH members due to their connections with the Al-Arqam and Rufaqa’ groups.
“The istitabah managed by Jais on November 8, 2013, never revoked the fatwa concerning the beliefs and practices involving the Al-Arqam and Rufaqa’ groups,” he said.
Shahzihan also said Jais has reviewed 19 videos posted on social media by the Pusat Kajian Ajaran Sesat to strengthen the existing investigation and to gather statements from individuals or other parties to complete the investigation.
Media reports yesterday indicated 171 individuals were detained on September 4 after police raided 20 sites in Selangor and Negeri Sembilan in connection with investigations into religious and child exploitation.
— Bernama
