Home Minister Saifuddin Nasution Ismail has chided a group of lawyers who want to sue the government over alleged misconduct in the rescue of children from homes run by Global Ikhwan Services and Business Holdings (GISBH).

Speaking at a media engagement event, he sarcastically told the lawyers not to act like they have "just got up from sleep" and only sprang into action after police rescued over 600 women and children believed to have been exploited by the group.

"Out of nowhere...