Home minister Saifuddin Nasution Ismail said police investigations have so far found no solid evidence linking government officials or political leaders to GISBH.
“However, the ministry is not ruling out any possibility as the police continue to investigate from multiple angles and under relevant legal provisions,” he said in a written parliamentary reply.
Lim Lip Eng (PH-Kepong) had asked the minister whether a royal commission of inquiry (RCI) was needed following the alleged crimes committed by GISBH, and how the firm was able to operate globally for years without action by the authorities.
He also asked whether any government official or political leader was involved or had colluded with GISBH.
Last month, PAS information chief Ahmad Fadhli Shaari questioned the role of government officials in allowing management members of GISBH to meet with top government officials.
He had posted a photograph of GISBH chief executive officer Nasiruddin Ali purportedly at a meeting with Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim in April last year.
Previously, social media users had posted photographs of other leaders such as former prime minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad, former health minister Khairy Jamaluddin, former foreign minister Saifuddin Abdullah and several others attending events with GISBH leaders.
Earlier this month, Fadhli reiterated that none of the party’s members or leaders were followers of doctrines propagated by the firm. He said those suspected of being involved were former members or leaders who had left the party before becoming active in GISBH.
Saifuddin said that the ministry had no plans to establish a RCI into the alleged crimes linked to the company, adding that the police must be given adequate space and full trust to investigate and track down members of the GISBH network who are still at large.
Last month, police raided at least 20 welfare homes under GISBH and rescued more than 600 children who were believed to have been exploited. They said some of them were sexually abused.
More than 400 people linked to the group have been arrested, including 58 who have been detained under the controversial Security Offences (Special Measures) Act 2012 (Sosma).