2017 tahfiz fire: Apex court to hear appeal over arsonist's conviction

A 22-year-old has gone to the apex court to quash his murder conviction and jail sentence over a tahfiz fire six years ago that claimed the lives of 23 victims.

Haijan Omar, the counsel for the appellant who was found guilty of committing the offence when he was 16, confirmed to Malaysiakini that the matter is now before the Federal Court in Putrajaya.