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Trial of Vietnamese defendant in Kim Jong Nam murder case to go ahead

Decision follows surprise release of Siti Aisyah on Tuesday

Following the surprise release on Monday of one of the two suspects on trial in Malaysia for the murder of the North Korean leader’s half-brother Kim Jong Nam, prosecutors revealed Thursday that the other suspect’s trial will continue.

Doan Thi Huong of Vietnam returned to the courthouse in Kuala Lumpur Thursday hoping to hear similar news of her own release, but was instead met with normal proceedings.

Her lawyer then requested the trial be delayed due to his client’s inability to proceed after learning the news, according to Bloomberg, resulting in the granting of a further postponement until April 1.