A Malaysian conglomerate under investigation for child abuse and money laundering eluded authorities for years by hiding behind a thriving global Islamic business network, according to police and the company's now-offline website.
'They basically exploit religious belief, and this is not unusual. A lot of cults operate like this... It's a form of social engineering,' Munira Mustafa, executive director of security consultancy Chasseur Group in the capital Kuala Lumpur, told AFP.Police raid a care home under investigation for sexual abuse of children
Police said investigations into money laundering, deviant religious teachings and militant indoctrination were ongoing. The businesses targeted Muslim customers of GISB's network of supermarkets, restaurants and travel agencies. In 2011, GISB members set up an 'Obedient Wives Club' that called on women to be 'whores in bed' to stop their husbands from straying.