GEORGE TOWN: Police believe they have solved the broad daylight attack on a lawyer here in October following the arrest of the main suspect yesterday.
Northeast district police chief Assistant Commissioner Abdul Rozak Muhammad said today the main suspect, 46, was nabbed when he arrived at the Penang International Airport here.
He said 22 people were detained in connection with the attack.
"Three men, aged 36 to 41, who were believed to have carried out the attack, have been charged.
"The main suspect, who was believed to have planed the attack, was detained at the airport about 10.50pm last night.
"He faced a charge under Section 324 of the Penal Code, read together with Section 109 of the same code at the magistrate's court here today, to which he claimed trial.
"With the arrest and prosecution of the four, this public interest case has been solved."
On Oct 26, it was reported that police had launched a probe into the violent attack on a 37-year-old lawyer, which occurred on Oct 22.
The incident happened in front of the Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf outlet at Persiaran Karpal Singh 2 here at 9.50am.
The Bar Council had condemned the attack.