- Title: Malaysian court to start hearing defence in Kim Jong Nam murder trial on Jan. 7
- Date: 7th November 2018
- Summary: SHAH ALAM , STATE OF SELANGOR, MALAYSIA (NOVEMBER 7, 2018) (REUTERS) ***WARNING CONTAINS FLASH PHOTOGRAPHY*** POLICE MOTORCADE ARRIVING IN FRONT OF COURT / INDONESIAN MURDER SUSPECT, SITI AISYAH, GETTING OUT OF CAR UNDER POLICE ESCORT POLICE LOGO ON CAR DOOR VIETNAMESE MURDER SUSPECT DOAN THI HUONG WALKING UP STAIRS TO COURT UNDER POLICE ESCORT EXTERIOR OF SHAH ALAM HIGH COURT SIGN READING (Bahasa Malaysia): "SULTAN SALAHUDDIN ABDUL AZIZ SHAH COURT COMPLEX" DOAN THI HUONG'S LAWYER HISYAM TEH POH TEIK SURROUNDED BY REPORTERS (SOUNDBITE) (English) VIETNAMESE MURDER SUSPECT DOAN THI HUONG'S LAWYER, HISYAM TEH POH TEIK, SAYING: "From day one, we're very confident of the defence. I - we - speak for our client Doan (Thi Huong), we are confident on the defence, the evidence we've used as far as Doan's concerned. And we are confident that upon hearing the entire evidence, I think one can say that she is innocent." REPORTERS LISTENING POLICEMAN STANDING ON STEPS LEADING TO COURT 10 POLICE VEHICLE PARKING IN FRONT COURT LOBBY SITI AISYAH AND DOAN THI HUONG LEAVING SHAH ALAM HIGH COURT UNDER POLICE ESCORT SITI AISYAH SITTING IN VEHICLE POLICE MOTORCADE LEAVING COURT
- Embargoed: 21st November 2018 10:41
- Keywords: women Kim Jong Un court defence hearings trial Kim Jong Nam murder half brother Siti Aisyah North Korea Doan Thi Huong Malaysia brother
- Location: SHAH ALAM, STATE OF SELANGOR, MALAYSIA
- City: SHAH ALAM, STATE OF SELANGOR, MALAYSIA
- Country: Malaysia
- Topics: Crime/Law/Justice,Judicial Process/Court Cases/Court Decisions
- Reuters ID: LVA00195I8GN9
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- Story Text:Two women charged with murdering the estranged half-brother of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un will begin their defence on Jan. 7, a lawyer for one of the women said on Wednesday (November 7).
Indonesian Siti Aisyah and Doan Thi Huong, a Vietnamese, face the death penalty on charges of murdering Kim Jong Nam by smearing his face with VX, a nerve agent banned by the United Nations, at a Kuala Lumpur airport on Feb. 13 last year.
They are both in their 20s and have pleaded not guilty, saying they thought they were involved in a prank for a reality TV show.
Defense lawyers say the killing was politically motivated, with many key suspects linked to the North Korean embassy in Kuala Lumpur, suggesting the women were mere pawns. Pyongyang has denied accusations by South Korean and U.S. officials that North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's regime was behind the killing. - Copyright Holder: REUTERS
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