Church arson: Brothers jailed 5 years, told don't play with fire! 5 years only!!

The Kuala Lumpur Sessions Court today found the two brothers, guilty of setting fire to the Metro Tabernacle Church near Taman Melawati in January.

Judge SM Komathy Suppiah said:

1. The defence had failed to raise any doubts

2. The evidence presented by the two was inconsistent

3. The testimony by their friend that the two were involved in burning rubbish was also in doubt. 

4. The testimony was a fabrication and afterthought

Following mitigation, the court sentenced the two to five years jail each and allowed their application for a stay of execution but raised their bail from RM10,000 to RM20,000 each.

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Raja Muhammad Faizal Raja Ibrahim (left) and Raja Muhammad Idzham Raja Ibrahim were jointly charged with mischief by fire under Section 436 of the Penal Code and were both been given five year sentences. — file pic (Image source: The Malaysian Insider)