Nearly 200 Children Rescued From Islamic Group, Many Abused: Police [Video]

Police in Malaysia announced that almost 200 children from Islamic groups this week, including many who were sexually abused.

On Monday, Malaysia National police chief Razarudin Husain announced the rescue of children and young people, including 59 under the age of 5, from welfare homes connected to Global Ikhwan Services and Business, or GISB Holdings. Among the rescued were a boy who appeared in an online video being caned and another child seen being stepped on, Husain said. A total of 187 children were rescued following the most recent operation.

According to Husain, this most recent rescue operation brought the number of children under the age of 18 rescued to 572, following an investigation into the GISB Holdings, beginning earlier this year.

At least 156 suspects were arrested following the rescue of the children, law enforcement officials said.

Husain said that police believe some of the children rescued were sodomized …