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Malaysia to charge two women over Kim Jong-nam death

KUALA LUMPUR — The Vietnamese and Indonesian women arrested over the death of Kim Jong-nam will be charged with his killing tomorrow, Attorney-General Apandi Ali said on Tuesday (Feb 28).

Vietnamese Doan Thi Huong, 29 (left) and Siti Aisyah, 25 (right) will be charged with the murder of Kim Jong-nam on Wednesday (March 1). Photos: Reuters

Vietnamese Doan Thi Huong, 29 (left) and Siti Aisyah, 25 (right) will be charged with the murder of Kim Jong-nam on Wednesday (March 1). Photos: Reuters

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KUALA LUMPUR — The Vietnamese and Indonesian women arrested over the death of Kim Jong-nam will be charged with his killing tomorrow, Attorney-General Apandi Ali said on Tuesday (Feb 28).

The Attorney-General said police have submitted the investigation papers into the death of the estranged half-brother to North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, for his agency’s action.

The women — a 29-year-old Vietnamese named Doan Thi Huong and Indonesian Siti Aishah, 25 — were arrested in the days after the death of Jong-nam on February 13, which police previously said was the result of their application of the VX nerve agent on him.

“Received, (they) will be charged in the Sepang court tomorrow, God willing,” Mr Apandi was quoted as saying by the Berita Harian news portal on Tuesday.

Both women were identified from surveillance footage obtained from KLIA2, where they accosted Jong-nam on February 13, with police also saying they were captured by security videos elsewhere in the Klang Valley “practising” ahead of the attack.

The two maintain they were participating in a “prank” for a reality television programme. Police also arrested a North Korean man and a Malaysian over the attack, but later released the local man on bail.

Inspector-General of Police Tan Sri Khalid Abu Bakar, when disclosing the use of the VX nerve agent last week, insisted that the two women were aware that they were applying the deadly chemical weapon of mass destruction on Jong-nam.

Police are also seeking at least four other North Korean nationals, including a senior diplomat who was attached to the country’s mission here. All are believed to have fled the country for North Korea via Indonesia.

Global attention over the intrigue surrounding Jong-nam’s alleged assassination exploded following Malaysia’s disclosure regarding the use of VX.

Jong-nam had been the heir-apparent to late North Korean dictator Kim Jong-il, but lost his place in the succession after he was caught sneaking out of his country to Japan. MALAY MAIL ONLINE

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