KUALA LUMPUR — Malaysian authorities said they have detained 355 individuals as part of an investigation into child abuse at care homes run by an Islamic conglomerate.
Police inspector-general Razarudin Husain said Saturday that the suspects were arrested in an operation to track down the remaining members of Global Ikhwan Service and Business , which police believe is linked to a banned Islamic sect.Among those arrested were
has long been controversial for its links to the now-defunct Al-Arqam sect, and has faced scrutiny by religious authorities in the Muslim-majority country.Malaysian authorities banned Al-Arqam in 1994 for deviant teachings.
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