22 arrested over lawyer's assault in Persiaran Karpal Singh


GEORGE TOWN: Police have arrested 22 men, including the prime suspect, in connection with the assault of a lawyer in front of a cafe at Persiaran Karpal Singh on Oct 22.

Timur Laut OCPD Asst Comm Abdul Rozak Muhammad said the arrests were made in separate raids, with the latest involving the 46-year-old prime suspect, who was apprehended at Penang International Airport at 10.50pm on Thursday (Dec 26) night.

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