Kok Wan Liang, 37, pleaded guilty to all the charges while Taiwanese national Lin Jia He, 25, pleaded not guilty after the charges were read to him in Mandarin.

Under the first two charges, both men are jointly accused of committing mischief by throwing petrol-filled glass bottles at two homes in Taman Bandar Baru (Kampar) and Kampung Baru Kuala Kuang (Kinta) on April 10.

Lin faces an additional charge for a similar alleged offence at the same location on March 25.

The charges are framed under Section 436 of the Penal Code for mischief by fire, which provides for up to 20 years’ imprisonment and a fine, upon conviction.

Judge Ainul Shahrin Mohamad granted bail of RM5,000 on each charge for each of the accused, with a Malaysian citizen as surety.

In a separate hearing before judge Azizah Ahmad, the two men faced three additional charges under Section 436 of the Penal Code and Section 29(1) of the Animal Welfare Act 2015 for similar offences at two other residences that resulted in injuries to a Rottweiler.

The offences allegedly took place between 3pm and 12.30am from April 2 to 8 at Panorama Lapangan Perdana and Taman Bandar Baru.

Azizah denied bail to Kok, who pleaded guilty to all the charges, while setting bail at RM5,000 per charge for Lin, who pleaded not guilty, with the condition that he surrenders his passport.

Deputy public prosecutors S Vitthiyeswary and NM Moganaraj Mithra led the prosecution. Lawyer RR Segaran represented Lin, while Kok was unrepresented.

The court scheduled July 23 for case mention and document submission.