00:00After launching the groundbreaking ceremony for a housing project in Cyber Jaya on Saturday,
00:05Selangor Mentri Besar Datuk Shri Amiruddin Shari said the state government had ordered
00:10all GISB premises in the state to be closed.
00:14He said the care centres related to the group, including religious schools, had been closed immediately.
00:20He said authorities will close down more premises if they secure information on such activities.
00:26He said the government will help children from the GISB premises, especially with their education.
00:33This week, Sultan of Selangor Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah has ordered authorities to expedite actions against GISB.
00:42Meanwhile, the Selangor Zakat Board said it had never received any kind of tithe payment from the group or its subsidiaries.
00:50They said there are more than 20 companies related to the group in the state,
00:54and added that they had held talks with the companies but no payment had been made to the board.
00:59Police and religious authorities are investigating the group over child abuse and exploitation claims.
01:06Hundreds of people linked to the group have been arrested in a nationwide operation,
01:12with some of them having charged in court and sentenced to imprisonment.
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