Update 02/16/2017: this article was updated as Selangor police chief confirmed to NK News that two female suspects would be remanded for seven days from Thursday and Malaysian Deputy Prime Minister announced the country may release Kim’s body to North Korea
Another female suspect linked to the murder of Kim Jong Nam, the now-deceased half-brother of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, was arrested on Thursday morning, Royal Malaysia Police have said in a written statement.
Update 02/16/2017: this article was updated as Selangor police chief confirmed to NK News that two female suspects would be remanded for seven days from Thursday and Malaysian Deputy Prime Minister announced the country may release Kim’s body to North Korea
Another female suspect linked to the murder of Kim Jong Nam, the now-deceased half-brother of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, was arrested on Thursday morning, Royal Malaysia Police have said in a written statement.
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