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| Kim Jong-nam killing: the arrested, the wanted, and people of interest | Kim Jong-nam killing: the arrested, the wanted, and people of interest |
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| Malaysian police are investigating the apparent assassination of Kim Jong-nam, who died from a seizure en route to hospital on 13 February after telling staff at Kuala Lumpur international airport that a woman had sprayed chemicals on his face. | Malaysian police are investigating the apparent assassination of Kim Jong-nam, who died from a seizure en route to hospital on 13 February after telling staff at Kuala Lumpur international airport that a woman had sprayed chemicals on his face. |
| Four people of different nationalities have been arrested and seven North Koreans are wanted in connection with the attack on the exiled half-brother of the North Korean dictator, Kim Jong-un. | |
| Arrested | Arrested |
| Siti AisyahNationality IndonesianAge 25Date of arrest 16 February | Siti AisyahNationality IndonesianAge 25Date of arrest 16 February |
| Siti is accused of wiping an unidentified toxic liquid on Kim Jong-nam’s face. She has told police that she was duped into playing a role in the killing, believing it to be part of a television comedy prank. However, Malaysia’s police chief said Siti was “trained” and had even practised the attack in various public places, including a shopping mall. | Siti is accused of wiping an unidentified toxic liquid on Kim Jong-nam’s face. She has told police that she was duped into playing a role in the killing, believing it to be part of a television comedy prank. However, Malaysia’s police chief said Siti was “trained” and had even practised the attack in various public places, including a shopping mall. |
| Doan Thi HuongNationality VietnameseAge 28Date of arrest 15 February | Doan Thi HuongNationality VietnameseAge 28Date of arrest 15 February |
| Huong is believed to be the young woman shown in CCTV footage grabbing Kim Jong-nam from behind and wiping his face. She was wearing a white jumper emblazoned with “LOL” in large black print across the front on the day of the attack. Huong stayed at a hotel near the airport in the days before the attack, booking the cheapest room and carrying a wad of cash. Huong and Siti are the two suspects accused of the physical assault. | |
| Muhammad Farid bin JalaluddinNationality MalaysianAge 26Date of arrest 15 February | Muhammad Farid bin JalaluddinNationality MalaysianAge 26Date of arrest 15 February |
| Siti’s boyfriend was arrested but police have said he will be released on bail. | Siti’s boyfriend was arrested but police have said he will be released on bail. |
| Ri Jong-cholNationality North KoreanAge 46Date of arrest 17 February | Ri Jong-cholNationality North KoreanAge 46Date of arrest 17 February |
| Role unknown. The man is the only North Korean to have been arrested. He is reportedly a chemistry expert, who worked at an IT company in Malaysia. | Role unknown. The man is the only North Korean to have been arrested. He is reportedly a chemistry expert, who worked at an IT company in Malaysia. |
| Wanted | Wanted |
| Four North Koreans – all of whom entered Malaysia less than a month before the attack and left on the day Kim Jong-nam died – are suspects in the case. | |
| The quartet travelled on regular, not diplomatic, passports. | The quartet travelled on regular, not diplomatic, passports. |
| Ri Ji-hyon Age 33 | Ri Ji-hyon Age 33 |
| Hong Song-hacAge 34 | Hong Song-hacAge 34 |
| O Jong-gil Age 55 | O Jong-gil Age 55 |
| Ri Jae-nam Age 57 | Ri Jae-nam Age 57 |
| A fifth North Korean suspect, Ri Ji U, aged 30, may still be in Malaysia, police say. | |
| People of interest | People of interest |
| Malaysian police are seeking two other people, one of whom is a senior North Korean diplomat from the embassy in Kuala Lumpur. The men are believed to have stayed in Malaysia and have been “called in for assistance” by investigators, although they are not suspects. | Malaysian police are seeking two other people, one of whom is a senior North Korean diplomat from the embassy in Kuala Lumpur. The men are believed to have stayed in Malaysia and have been “called in for assistance” by investigators, although they are not suspects. |
| The embassy has aggressively tried to stymie the investigation, demanding that no autopsy take place and the body be released immediately. North Korea’s ambassador, Kang Chol, was summoned by the Malaysian foreign ministry on Monday after he accused police of deception. | The embassy has aggressively tried to stymie the investigation, demanding that no autopsy take place and the body be released immediately. North Korea’s ambassador, Kang Chol, was summoned by the Malaysian foreign ministry on Monday after he accused police of deception. |
| Hyon Kwang-songNationality North KoreanAge 44Second secretary of the embassy of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea in Kuala Lumpur. Police have sent a letter to the North Korean ambassador, Kim Chol, to request an interview with the diplomat. | |
| Kim Uk-ilNationality North KoreanAge 37Employee from North Korea’s state airline, Air Koryo. | Kim Uk-ilNationality North KoreanAge 37Employee from North Korea’s state airline, Air Koryo. |