2017-03-10 23:59:14
The Malaysian Police confirmed this Friday that Kim Chol, the North Korean murdered on February 13 at the Kuala Lumpur airport, is Kim Jong-nam, the older brother of the leader of the North Korean regime, Kim Jong-un.
The head of the Malaysian Police, Khalid Abu Bakar, did not want to say during a press conference in Kuala Lumpur how they had confirmed the identity of the body. after in recent weeks the authorities had insisted that they needed DNA tests to achieve definitive verification.
Kim Jong-nam entered Malaysia from Macau with a passport that listed the name Kim Chol. Abu Bakar stated that, in addition, they completed the examination of the body and, he added, they will deliver the remains to the Ministry of Health.
Health, for its part, indicated that When he received the remains he would return them to the relatives who claimed them and, if no one did, then he would have to decide what to do with them.
Malaysian Health Minister S. Subramaniam explained to the press on February 26 that the North Korean leader’s older brother died 15 or 20 minutes after being attacked with the VX nerve agent, a lethal chemical weapon of very restricted use. “The amount of VX (in the corpse) was so high that it affected his heart and lung“said the minister then.
The possession of these remains and the police investigation carried out by Malaysia created a diplomatic conflict between the North Korean regime, which claims the body, and the Malaysian government, which maintains that it must follow the procedures established by Malaysian law.
Diplomatic crisis
South Korean authorities attribute the murder to North Korean agents and, along those lines, the Malaysian Government expelled the North Korean ambassador, Kang Chol, from the country on March 6 for criticizing the police investigation.
The next day, North Korea banned Malaysians who were in its territory from leaving the country until the police investigation had an “adequate result.”. On March 7, Malaysia banned the departure of all North Koreans from Malaysian soil.
The Malaysian police accused the murder of Kim Jong-nam of an Indonesian woman and a Vietnamese woman, the two women who, according to the Kuala Lumpur airport video circuit, applied the VX nerve agent to the victim’s face when he was preparing to return. to Macau. Both women claimed in their defense that they believed they were participating in a prank.
The Police are also looking for four North Koreans for orchestrating the crime and hiring the two women. Apparently, the subjects left Malaysia on the same day of the crime and ended up in North Korea. In addition, three other North Korean accomplices are suspected, believed to be hiding in that country’s embassy in Kuala Lumpur.
Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak wrote on his blog this Friday that “Malaysia has always maintained good relations with all countries. However, this does not mean that they can take advantage of Malaysian hospitality (…) and violate our laws.” . Razak ruled out breaking diplomatic relations and is committed to reaching a solution through dialogue.
EFE
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