00:01A tow truck driver, a security guard, and a lorry driver appeared at the Petaling Jaya Sessions Court on Tuesday,
00:08claiming trial to a single charge of setting fire to three vehicles belonging to the wife of social activist S.
00:15Chandrasigaran, better known as Chigguchandra.
00:18Prosecutors say the vehicles, a Perodwa Beza, a Perodwa Viva, and a Proton Ertiga, were torched at a house in
00:25Puchong at around 3am on March 10th,
00:28causing an estimated 80,000 ringgit in damage.
00:31A. Kumaran, 34, S. Kishin Nair, 30, and P. Surendran, 37, claimed trial to the charge, brought under Section 435
00:40of the Penal Code,
00:42read together with Section 34, an offence that carries up to 14 years jail and a fine if convicted.
00:48During the proceedings, Deputy Public Prosecutor Nurfazlin Mahmad Zulhaznan suggested that the accused should not be granted bail
00:56as the offence is non-bailable and highly serious.
00:59However, if the court chose to offer bail, the prosecution proposed an amount of 10,000 ringgit for each accused
01:05with one surety,
01:07along with additional conditions.
01:09Defence lawyer Vinesh Segar, representing all three accused alongside co-counsel Danish Thayalan,
01:14argued for minimum bail, telling the court his clients posed no flight risk
01:18and had cooperated with investigators from the start of the probe.
01:22He said his clients are the sole breadwinners of their families
01:25and need to support their wives, children and parents.
01:28The judge ultimately set bail at 8,000 ringgit each with one surety,
01:33along with conditions including surrendering their passports and a ban on contacting witnesses.
01:38The case returns to court on August 7th for mention.
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