- Title: File of women in Kim Jong Nam murder trial ahead of court appearance
- Date: 5th November 2018
- Summary: NARITA, JAPAN (FILE - MAY 4, 2001) (ORIGINALLY 4:3) (REUTERS) ***WARNING CONTAINS FLASH PHOTOGRAPHY*** MAN BELIEVED TO BE KIM JONG NAM GETTING OUT OF POLICE VAN AT TOKYO'S NARITA AIRPORT AND CLIMBING UP STAIRS TO PLANE / TWO WOMEN AND YOUNG BOY BELIEVED TO BE FAMILY OF KIM JONG NAM WALKING ACROSS TARMAC AND CLIMBING UP STAIRS TO PLANE In May 2001, Kim Jong Nam, the elder half-brother of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, was nabbed at Tokyo's Narita airport and held for using a false Dominican Republic passport. He was accompanied by his wife, another woman believed to be a nanny, and a four-year-old boy, his son, according to media reports. He said the family wanted to visit Tokyo Disneyland. All four were deported and went back to North Korea via Beijing.
- Embargoed: 19th November 2018 03:58
- Keywords: Kim Jong Nam murder accused women court trial airport testimony Kim Jong Nam
- Location: SEPANG, SHAH ALAM, MALAYSIA/ UNKNOWN LOCATION/NARITA, JAPAN
- City: SEPANG, SHAH ALAM, MALAYSIA/ UNKNOWN LOCATION/NARITA, JAPAN
- Country: Malaysia
- Topics: Crime/Law/Justice,Judicial Process/Court Cases/Court Decisions
- Reuters ID: LVA00195915QD
- Aspect Ratio: 16:9
- Story Text: Two women charged with murdering the estranged half-brother of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un will appear in a Malaysian court on Wednesday (November 7) for a case management hearing to fix new trial dates.
The Malaysia high court ruled on August 16 that prosecutors had successfully established a case against the pair and called for them to enter their defense.
Indonesian Siti Aisyah, 25, and Doan Thi Huong, 28, a Vietnamese, were charged with killing Kim Jong Nam by smearing his face with VX, a chemical poison banned by the United Nations, at a Kuala Lumpur airport on February 13, 2017.
Their defence lawyers had said the killing was politically motivated, with many key suspects linked to the North Korean embassy in Kuala Lumpur, suggesting the women were mere pawns. The women told their lawyers they did not know they were participating in a deadly attack and believed they were carrying out a prank for a reality TV show.
The two suspects, both in their 20s, are the only suspects in custody and face the death penalty if convicted. Four North Korean men, who had fled Malaysia, were also charged and Interpol alerts were issued for their arrest. - Copyright Holder: FILE REUTERS (CAN SELL)
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