Tahfiz fire: Federal Court sets Feb 21 to hear murder appeal by youth


PUTRAJAYA: The Federal Court has fixed Feb 21 to hear a 22-year-old youth’s appeal against his conviction for the murder of 23 people in a fire at the Darul Quran Ittifaqiyah tahfiz centre in 2017.

The man is being detained at the pleasure of the Yang di-Pertuan Agong on the order of the High Court on Aug 17, 2020, after he was found guilty of the murder. He was 16 years old at the time of the incident.

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