In Malaysia, police raided 20 Islamic welfare homes on Wednesday and freed 402 children. These included 201 boys and 201 girls aged 1 to 17 years. According to news agency AP, police allege that children were sexually abused here. These welfare homes are associated with an Islamic business group named Global Ikhwan Services and Business Holdings (GISB). The National Police Chief said that 171 suspects have been detained, including 105 women. According to Inspector General Rajauddin Hussain, he had received information that children were ill-treated here. According to Hussain, children were also pressured to do bad things with other children in welfare homes. He said that those who were detained included religious teachers and many others. They were responsible for the education and care of the children. A small child was branded with a hot spoon for making a mistake
Inspector General Hussain said that when children fell ill in the welfare home, they were not treated. They were taken to the hospital only when the condition was critical. He said that there are some cases in which a child younger than 5 years was branded with a hot spoon for making a mistake. Police believe that Global Ikhwan exploited children and used religious sentiments to get donations. According to the police, preliminary investigation revealed that the children living here belonged to the employees of Global Ikhwan Group. According to the Malaysia City Post website, Global Ikhwan Group is involved in many businesses including grocery, bakery, restaurant, poultry farm, travel. It has branches in 20 countries, in which more than 5 thousand employees work. Religious leader Ashari Mohammad founded Global Ikhwan
According to the report, Global Ikhwan was founded by Ashari Mohammad. Ashari Mohammad was a religious leader of Malaysia. He claimed that Allah has blessed him with many miraculous powers. After this, he started a religious sect named Al-Arqam in 1968. Ashari was a supporter of polygamy. He himself had married 5 times. The government banned Al-Arqam in 1994. After this, Ashari was arrested on the charge of being a recluse. He remained in jail till his death in 2010. Since Ashari’s death, the group has changed its name several times. In its defense, Global Ikhwan said on Wednesday that it has no connection with the Welfare Homes. They are not involved in the exploitation of children in any way. The group said that they do not do anything that is against Islamic law.
