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Kim Jong-nam death: Interpol 'red notice' for N Koreans | Kim Jong-nam death: Interpol 'red notice' for N Koreans |
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Interpol has issued a "red notice" for four North Koreans wanted in connection with the assassination of the half-brother of North Korea's leader. | Interpol has issued a "red notice" for four North Koreans wanted in connection with the assassination of the half-brother of North Korea's leader. |
Kim Jong-nam was murdered at Kuala Lumpur airport with a lethal nerve agent last month. | Kim Jong-nam was murdered at Kuala Lumpur airport with a lethal nerve agent last month. |
Malaysia said the four men were at the airport on the day Mr Kim was killed and had since left the country. They are thought to be in North Korea. | Malaysia said the four men were at the airport on the day Mr Kim was killed and had since left the country. They are thought to be in North Korea. |
A red notice is the nearest equivalent to an international arrest warrant. | A red notice is the nearest equivalent to an international arrest warrant. |
The move is unlikely to result in arrests as North Korea is not a member of Interpol. | |
Two women - one Vietnamese woman and one Indonesian - have been charged with killing Kim Jong-nam. Both reportedly believed they were participating in a television prank. | |
Malaysia has not directly blamed North Korea for the assassination, but there is widespread suspicion Pyongyang was behind it. | Malaysia has not directly blamed North Korea for the assassination, but there is widespread suspicion Pyongyang was behind it. |
Investigators have demanded it hand over suspects, three of whom are thought to be hiding in North Korea's embassy in Malaysia. | Investigators have demanded it hand over suspects, three of whom are thought to be hiding in North Korea's embassy in Malaysia. |
The four named in the Interpol red notice are Ri Ji Hyon, 33, Hong Song Hac, 34, O Jong Gil, 55, and Ri Jae Nam, 57. | |
North Korea strongly denies any role in the killing and has demanded that Malaysia turn over Kim Jong-nam's body. | North Korea strongly denies any role in the killing and has demanded that Malaysia turn over Kim Jong-nam's body. |
Last week, Malaysia finally formally identified the murder victim as Kim Jong-nam. Authorities say this was done using DNA from one of his children, although they did not say which one. | Last week, Malaysia finally formally identified the murder victim as Kim Jong-nam. Authorities say this was done using DNA from one of his children, although they did not say which one. |
Malaysia says Mr Kim's body has been embalmed to prevent it from decomposing. | Malaysia says Mr Kim's body has been embalmed to prevent it from decomposing. |
It is not clear where Mr Kim's wife and children are, although his son appeared in a video last week and said the family were together. | It is not clear where Mr Kim's wife and children are, although his son appeared in a video last week and said the family were together. |
Kim Jong-nam, who was the estranged, elder half-brother of Kim Jong-un, had been passed over for the North Korean succession and was living in the Chinese territory of Macau at the time of his death. | Kim Jong-nam, who was the estranged, elder half-brother of Kim Jong-un, had been passed over for the North Korean succession and was living in the Chinese territory of Macau at the time of his death. |
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