Three North Koreans who were previously identified as being linked to the February murder of Kim Jong Nam have been “allowed… to go”, Malaysia’s Inspector-General of Police Tan Sri Khalid Abu Bakar told press in a statement on Friday afternoon.

The three men, who were named in Februaryby police as Hyon Kwang Song – a second secretary at the DPRK Embassy in Malaysia; Kim Uk Il – a member of staff of North Korean national airline Air Koryo; and Ri Ji U, gave recorded statements to police yesterday – statements which the IGP said they were “satisfied” with. The three were believed to have been