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| Kim Jong-nam trial: last suspect pleads guilty to lesser charge of 'causing hurt' | Kim Jong-nam trial: last suspect pleads guilty to lesser charge of 'causing hurt' |
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| A Vietnamese woman suspected of assassinating the North Korean leader’s half-brother accepted a lesser charge of “causing hurt by a dangerous weapon” on Monday and looks set to be released soon. | |
| Malaysian prosecutors offered to reduce a murder charge against Doan Thi Huong who is the only suspect in custody in relation to the death of Kim Jong Nam, after her co-accused was released last month. | |
| Doan smiled and said “I’m happy” after prosecutors presented her legal team with the new charge in a Malaysian court. | |
| Kim Jong-nam death: suspect Siti Aisyah released after charge dropped | Kim Jong-nam death: suspect Siti Aisyah released after charge dropped |
| The surprising move came just weeks after the Malaysian authorities refused a request from the Vietnamese government to release Doan. Vietnamese authorities made the request after charges were dropped against Doan’s co-accused, Siti Aisyah, following lobbying from the Indonesian government. | |
| The prosecutor Iskandar Ahmad told the court on Monday that he had received instructions from the attorney general to offer a lower “alternative charge” to Doan. | |
| Doan’s lawyer Salim Bashir confirmed the charge was for causing hurt by a dangerous weapon, which carries a maximum of 10 years in jail if convicted. | |
| Her lawyer said she would probably receive a lighter sentence, saying: it is “very likely she could walk out free today”. | |
| Doan is asking for leniency. In support of this request, her lawyer Hisyam Teh Poh Teik told the court that her plea showed Doan “has taken responsibility” for her actions and that the plea also saved judicial time. | |
| The plea brings to an end the trials following a crime the prosecutor likened to something from a James Bond film. | |
| Kim Jong Nam was killed with VX nerve agent at the Kuala Lumpur airport in 2017. The women were accused of smearing the toxic nerve agent on his face as he waited to board a flight to Macau. He died within 20 minutes. | Kim Jong Nam was killed with VX nerve agent at the Kuala Lumpur airport in 2017. The women were accused of smearing the toxic nerve agent on his face as he waited to board a flight to Macau. He died within 20 minutes. |
| Both Siti and Doan claimed they had unknowingly been tricked into carrying out the attack by North Korean operatives, who told them they were playing a prank for a Japanese comedy show. They both claim they thought they were smearing lotion on Kim Jong-nam’s face. | Both Siti and Doan claimed they had unknowingly been tricked into carrying out the attack by North Korean operatives, who told them they were playing a prank for a Japanese comedy show. They both claim they thought they were smearing lotion on Kim Jong-nam’s face. |
| Doan’s co-accused Siti Aisyah was released from custody and flew home to Indonesia in March after the Malaysian court dropped the case against her in a shock decision that delighted her friends and family. | Doan’s co-accused Siti Aisyah was released from custody and flew home to Indonesia in March after the Malaysian court dropped the case against her in a shock decision that delighted her friends and family. |
| Prosecutors did not give any reason for the remarkable retreat in their case against Siti. Indonesia’s government said Siti’s release was the result of its continual high-level lobbying. | Prosecutors did not give any reason for the remarkable retreat in their case against Siti. Indonesia’s government said Siti’s release was the result of its continual high-level lobbying. |
| Jokowi, who is facing an election next month, met the Malaysian prime minister, Mahathir, last July to address Siti’s case. | Jokowi, who is facing an election next month, met the Malaysian prime minister, Mahathir, last July to address Siti’s case. |
| After Siti was freed, the Vietnamese government made an appeal on behalf of Doan, but the court ruled that Doan’s trial could proceed, but would be postponed until 1 April after she was declared “mentally and physically” unfit to testify. | After Siti was freed, the Vietnamese government made an appeal on behalf of Doan, but the court ruled that Doan’s trial could proceed, but would be postponed until 1 April after she was declared “mentally and physically” unfit to testify. |
| Counsel for Doan told the court that she had not slept for the three nights following the decision by the Malaysian attorney general to drop the charges against Siti. | Counsel for Doan told the court that she had not slept for the three nights following the decision by the Malaysian attorney general to drop the charges against Siti. |
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