KAJANG, Nov 7 — The CEO of GISB Holdings Sdn Bhd (GISBH), Nasiruddin Mohd Ali, and 21 others pleaded guilty to an alternative charge of being members of GISBH, an unlawful organisation, according to Bernama.
The plea was recorded before High Court Judge Datuk Seri Latifah Mohd Tahar, who was sitting at the Kajang Prison Complex today.
According to Bernama, the accused are Nasiruddin, 66; his wife Azura Md Yusof, 58; and Mohammad Adib At-Tamimi, 33, the son of the late Al-Arqam founder Ashaari Muhammad.
Others who pleaded guilty were Mohd Shukri Mohd Noor, 54; Muhammad Afdaluddin Latif, 35; Mohamad Sayuti Omar, 36; Mohd Fazil Md Jasin, 58; Mohd Dhirar Fakhrur Razi, 35; Mokhtar Tajuddin, 61; Muhammad Fajrul Islam Khalid, 29; Abu Ubaidah Ahmad Shukri, 35; Shuhaimi Mohamed, 57; Hasnan Abd Hamid, 54; and Muhammad Zahid Azhar @ Nadzri, 52.
The remaining eight accused were identified as Khalilatul-Zalifah Mohammad Jamil, 28; Nur Jannah Omar, 33; Hamimah Yakub, 72; Asmat @ Asmanira Muhammad Ramly, 45; Nurul Jannah Idris, 29; Siti Salmiah Ismail, 58; Siti Hajar Ismail, 52; and Mahani Kasim, 55.
Bernama reported that the court is currently hearing mitigation from the defence and submissions in aggravation from the prosecution before sentencing is delivered.
The group had previously been charged under Section 130V(1) of the Penal Code for being members of an organised criminal group, which carries a prison term of between five and 20 years upon conviction.
However, the Attorney General’s Chambers accepted representations submitted by the accused and reviewed the charges.
Under the alternative charge, they were accused of being members of the unlawful organisation at a premises in Bandar Country Homes, Rawang, between October 2020 and September 11, 2024, according to Bernama.
The alternative charge was framed under Section 43 of the Societies Act 1966 (Act 335), which provides for up to three years’ imprisonment, a fine not exceeding RM5,000, or both upon conviction.
Deputy public prosecutors Shafiq Hasim, Mohammad Fakhrurrazi Ahmad Salim and Norinna Bahadun handled the prosecution, while lawyer Datuk Rosli Kamaruddin represented all the accused.
