SHAH ALAM, Oct 4 — The remand periods for nine suspects linked to GISB Holdings Sdn Bhd (GISBH) have been extended.
Magistrate M. Mageshwary allowed the extension of the remand on the people, aged between 18 and 55.
The seven-day remand for all of them, which began on September 28, ended today.
Lawyer Boestamam Ahmad, representing the suspects, said the remand for seven of them, believed to include four wives of a senior GISBH leader, was extended by one day, while the rest were remanded for another two days, for investigation under the Anti-Trafficking in Persons and Anti-Smuggling of Migrants Act 2007.
All of them were arrested in Rawang on September 27.
On September 11, police, under Op Global, raided 20 charity homes in Selangor and Negeri Sembilan linked to GISBH, suspected of involvement in the exploitation of children and religion.
— Bernama
