KUALA LUMPUR: Three men have been each sentenced to 12 months in jail by the Sessions Court here after pleading guilty to mischief by throwing paint at a house, two months ago.
Magistrate S. Mageswary meted out the sentence against technician Chin Zi Ping, company manager Tiew Boon Chow, 34, and air-conditioner technician Ooi Hong Leong, 38, here on Wednesday.
She ordered for all of them to begin serving the sentence from the date of arrest on April 16.
The men were accused of committing mischief by throwing paint outside the home of a man, on a car and a motorcycle, resulting in damages of RM10,000 at Taman Angkasa Batu 6, Brickfields at 4.50am on March 29.
The charge was framed under Section 427 of the Penal Code which carries up to five year imprisonment or fine or both, upon conviction.
Earlier, Deputy Public Prosecutor Nur Farhana Mohamad Poad sought for the court to consider the damages in the case and impose a just sentence against the accused persons.
Lawyer Nurul Diyana Basher from the National Legal Aid Foundation (YBGK) asked for a short jail time for the accused persons.
"All three of them are supporting their families and wives and they are very sorry," she said.
