Siti Aishah thought she was paid RM400 to smear baby oil in prank: Indonesian envoy
KUALA LUMPUR — An Indonesian suspect of the alleged assassination of Kim Jong-nam had claimed that she was paid RM400 (S$126) to participate in what she thought was a prank reality TV show.
KUALA LUMPUR — An Indonesian suspect of the alleged assassination of Kim Jong-nam had claimed that she was paid RM400 (S$126) to participate in what she thought was a prank reality TV show.
The woman named Siti Aishah had told acting Indonesia ambassador Andreano Erwin that she had thought the substance was baby oil when she squirted liquid on the North Korean.
In a report by Malaysiakini, Indonesia ambassador Andreano said Siti Aishah did not elaborate whether she knew that the substance was hazardous, following revelations by Malaysian police on Friday (Feb 24) that it might be the VX nerve agent.
“She didn’t tell us. She only said she was given an oily liquid, like baby oil,” he said to the press after meeting her at the Cyberjaya police station.
VX agent is a clear, amber-coloured, oily liquid.
Mr Andreano said Siti Aishah was not suffering from any symptoms of VX contamination, although he admitted he was not looking for any such symptoms.
The envoy also said that Siti Aishah had been introduced to two men who had East-Asian features.
“She did not specifically say it. She only said she was introduced to some men who looked generally like Japanese or Korean. But she did not explain in detail where,” Mr Andreano said.
In a report by The Star Online, Siti Aishah had named the two men as “James” and “Chan”.
The portal also reported Siti Aishah saying that she was not acquainted with Vietnamese suspect Doan Thi Huong.
Jong-nam was attacked by two women at KL International Airport 2 on February 13 while waiting for a flight to Macau. He died on the way to hospital, believed to be caused by the neuro-toxin deemed a weapon of mass destruction.
Inspector-General of Police Tan Sri Khalid Abu Bakar said on Friday that one of the two women also suffered the effects of VX, as she was vomiting, but did not elaborate. Since then, no other symptoms have been reported. MALAY MAIL ONLINE