GISB Holdings Sdn Bhd (GISBH) CEO Nasiruddin Ali and 21 other senior leaders of the organisation pleaded guilty today to being members of an unlawful organisation.
All 22 pleaded guilty after the charge was read before judge Latifah Tahar during proceedings at the Kajang prison court complex today, reported Berita Harian.
Nasiruddin, 66, and 12 other men were sentenced to 15 months’ jail. His wife Azura Md Yusof, 58, and eight other women were fined RM4,500.
They were previously charged with being members of an organised crime group under Section 130V(1) of the Penal Code, which provides for imprisonment of between five and 20 years upon conviction.
Last Thursday, the Attorney-General’s Chambers accepted their representations to face an alternative charge of being members of an unlawful organisation under the Societies Act 1966.
Under the alternative charge, the accused were charged with being members of GISBH, an unlawful organisation, at a premises in Bandar Country Homes, Rawang, between October 2020 and Sept 11, 2024.
The charge was brought under Section 43 of the Societies Act 1966 which carries a maximum penalty of three years’ imprisonment, a fine not exceeding RM5,000, or both, upon conviction.
The prosecution was led by deputy public prosecutors Shafiq Hasim, Fakhrurrazi Ahmad Salim and Norinna Bahadun, while Rosli Kamaruddin represented the accused.
