A FORMER Sessions Court judge today said the suspects in the Darul Quran Ittifaqiyah tahfiz school arson, which claimed the lives of 21 students and two teachers, are liable to be whipped if convicted.

Abdul Aziz Abdul Rahman said although the suspects could not be sentenced to death under Section 302 of the Penal Code because they were juveniles, they could face whipping on the advice of a doctor.