Tahfiz fire: Youth appeals to Federal Court against murder conviction


PUTRAJAYA: A 22-year-old man has filed an appeal at the Federal Court against his conviction and an order that he be placed in detention at the pleasure of the Yang-di-Pertuan Agong for the murder of 23 people in a fire at the Darul Quran Ittifaqiyah Tahfiz Centre in 2017.

The notice of appeal was filed on Sept 21, his lawyer Haijan Omar said when contacted on Friday (Sept 29).

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