Malaysia charges 22 members of an Islamic business group, including its CEO, for organized crime

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KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia — Twenty-two members of an Islamic business group, including its CEO, were charged Wednesday for being part of an organized crime group after hundreds of children believed to have been sexually abused were rescued last month from welfare homes linked to the group.

The defense plans to appeal to the Attorney-General's Chambers to reconsider their charges and challenge their current detention without trial in the high court, he added.The suspects face up to 20 years in jail each if found guilty.Police rescued more than 500 children from welfare homes linked to GISB last month. Some were believed to have been sodomized by their guardians, denied medical treatment and physically abused.

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