The investigation into Global Ikhwan Services and Businesses Holdings (GISBH) has entered a new phase as police investigate the possibility that children rescued from charity homes the group ran were imbued with elements of militant jihad.

Inspector-General of Police Razarudin Husain said it was found that the children had been shown videos related to its late founder, Ashaari Muhammad, popularly known as Abuya, by the charity home operators.

Yesterday, Selangor Islamic Affairs and Cultural Innovation Committee chairperson Mohammad Fahmi Ngah, while speaking at the 21st Hafiz College Convocation in Klang, said the idea of militant jihad was believed to be instilled in the children through...