Kuala Lumpur: A total of 22 individuals linked to GISB Holdings Sdn Bhd (GISBH), including its chief executive officer Nasiruddin Mohd Ali, pleaded not guilty to a charge of being part of an organised criminal group at the High Court here today.

According to BERNAMA News Agency, all 22 individuals-comprising 13 men and nine women-made their plea in front of Judge Datuk Seri Latifah Mohd Tahar. The charges were read out separately after the case was transferred to the High Court.

The 12 men who claimed trial include Hasnan Abd Hamid, 54; Mohd Shukri Mohd Noor, 54; Mokhtar Tajuddin, 61; Shuhaimi Mohamed, 57; Muhammad Afdaluddin Latif, 35; Mohamad Sayuti Omar, 36; Mohd Fazil Md Jasin, 58; Mohammad Adib At-Tamimi Asa’ari, 33; Mohd Dhirar Fakhrur Razi, 35; Muhammad Zahid Azhar@Nadzri, 52; Abu Ubaidah Ahnad Shukri, 35; and Muhammad Fajrul Islam Khalid, 29.

The nine women involved in the case are Hamimah Yakub, 72; Azura Md Yusof, 58; Asmat@Asmanira Muhammad Ramly, 45; Mahani Kasim, 55; Siti Salmiah Ismail, 58; Siti Hajar Ismail, 52; Khalilatul-Zalifah Mohammad Jamil, 28; Nurul Jannah Idris, 29; and Nur Jannah Omar, 33.

They are charged with being members of an organised crime group at a premises in Bandar Country Homes, Rawang, between October 2020 and September 11, 2024.