Two women arrested in connection with the death of Kim Jong Nam will be charged with his murder on Wednesday at the magistrate’s court in Sepang, the Malaysia Attorney General confirmed to press on Tuesday.
The two women, a Vietnamese passport holder, Doan Thi Huong, and an Indonesian passport holder, Sitia Aisyah, were arrested after being seen on CCTV footage attacking Kim at Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) on February 13.
During the attack, Kim was exposed to a lethal dose of VX – a chemical weapon and highly toxic nerve agent – and subsequently died on
Two women arrested in connection with the death of Kim Jong Nam will be charged with his murder on Wednesday at the magistrate's court in Sepang, the Malaysia Attorney General confirmed to press on Tuesday.
The two women, a Vietnamese passport holder, Doan Thi Huong, and an Indonesian passport holder, Sitia Aisyah, were arrested after being seen on CCTV footage attacking Kim at Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) on February 13.
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Hamish Macdonald
Hamish Macdonald is an Associate Fellow at RUSI working on Project SANDSTONE and formerly a journalist and researcher who has focused uniquely on North Korea related topics and affairs. He was previously the COO of the Korea Risk Group, which produces the NK News and NK Pro. Specialising in this area, his investigations covered topics including North Korean sanctions evasion activities, domestic economic development and human rights.
