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Women Suspected in Kim Jong-nam Killing to Be Charged, Malaysia Says Women Suspected in Kim Jong-nam Killing to Be Charged, Malaysia Says
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KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia — Two women will be charged with murder in connection with the assassination of Kim Jong-nam, the estranged half brother of the North Korean leader, Kim Jong-un, Malaysian officials said Tuesday. KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia — Two women will be charged with murder in connection with the assassination of Kim Jong-nam, the estranged half brother of the North Korean leader, Kim Jong-un, Malaysian officials said on Tuesday.
Siti Aisyah, 25, of Indonesia, and Doan Thi Huong, 28, of Vietnam, could receive the death penalty. The police say the two women rubbed a deadly nerve agent on the face of Mr. Kim as he prepared to check in for a flight at Kuala Lumpur International Airport on the morning of Feb. 13. Siti Aisyah, 25, of Indonesia, and Doan Thi Huong, 28, of Vietnam, could receive the death penalty. The police said the two women rubbed a deadly nerve agent on the face of Mr. Kim as he prepared to check in for a flight at Kuala Lumpur International Airport on the morning of Feb. 13.
The two women, who were identified from security videos, were arrested soon after the attack. They have said they thought they were participating in a prank. The two women, who were identified from security videos, were arrested soon after the attack. They have said that they thought they were participating in a prank.
The police have arrested one North Korean man and are seeking seven others. South Korean officials have accused the government of North Korea of ordering the assassination of Mr. Kim. There was no word yet on whether the North Korean man under arrest would be charged in the attack. The police have arrested a North Korean man, Ri Jong-chol, and are seeking seven others. South Korean officials have accused the government of North Korea of ordering the assassination. There was no word yet on whether the North Korean man under arrest would be charged in the attack.
Word of the charges came as a high-level delegation from North Korea, including the former deputy ambassador to the United Nations, Ri Dong-il, arrived in the Malaysian capital on Tuesday to discuss taking Mr. Kim’s body to North Korea, the South Korean news agency Yonhap reported Kuala Lumpur.
“We are here to discuss human rights issues and find an agreement,” Mr. Ri told reporters in front of the North Korean Embassy in Kuala Lumpur, Yonhap said.
Relations between the two countries have soured since the killing, particularly over North Korea’s unmet demands that the body be returned there and Malaysia’s naming of North Korean citizens as suspects in the case.
In his remarks to reporters, Mr. Ri said his delegation would meet with the Malaysian authorities to discuss taking home the body of “the North Korean citizen who died in Kuala Lumpur airport on Feb. 13,” Yonhap said. Mr. Ri did not mention Mr. Kim by name; North Korean officials have refused to acknowledge that the victim was the half brother of Kim Jong-un.
Mr. Ri also said that he would demand that Malaysia release Ri Jong-chol, the North Korean passport holder who has been arrested in the case.