CEO of Malaysian company accused of child abuse says there were cases of sodomy

The boss of a Malaysian conglomerate accused of running homes where hundreds of children and teenagers were sexually abused said there were “one or two” cases of sodomy in the homes but denied other allegations of wrongdoing.

This week, police rescued 402 children from charitable homes that authorities say are run by Global Ikhwan Services and Business (GISB) Holdings, an Islamic company that authorities also accuse of exploiting its workers.

Medical examinations showed that many of the children had injuries consistent with physical and sexual abuse, while 13 of them were victims of sodomy, police said on Friday.

GISB stated that it does not operate the homes and denied all allegations of abuse and exploitation of workers.

But in a video posted on GISB's official Facebook page on Saturday, chief executive Nasiruddin Ali said the company had broken some unspecified laws. “I don't want to blame the laws for this. It is true that we have done some things wrong in the eyes of the law, but couldn't there be some advice or discussions first?” he said.