Kelantan PAS rejects any link with GISBH and Al-Arqam

KOTA BHARU: No Kelantan PAS member is involved with Global Ikhwan Services and Business Holdings (GISBH) or the banned Al-Arqam organization, Kelantan PAS deputy commissioner Fadzli Hassan said.

He said that PAS and Al-Arqam are two different entities. I (can) confirm that no PAS member is involved in the two groups, he told reporters.

Fadzli, deputy menteri besar, said the state government is leaving all matters related to GISBH to the authorities for investigation and action should be taken if it is proven that the company has broken the rules from a religious point of view.

For now, we leave it to the police, the Kelantan Religious and Malay Customs Board and the state Islamic Religious Department.

Kelantan Mufti Shukri Mohamad said there was no need to create a new fatwa regarding GISBH unless authorities found other elements.

He said that a 1994 national fatwa on deviant teachings, used to declare Al-Arqam deviant, is still relevant and should be adopted if it is proven that the same happened in GISBH.

Police raided 20 charity homes in Selangor and Negeri Sembilan linked to GISBH, amid allegations of child exploitation and religious misconduct. The organization has since denied allegations of child exploitation and sexual abuse.