Two women suspected of murdering North Korean leader's estranged leader to appear in court
Record ID:
877229
Two women suspected of murdering North Korean leader's estranged leader to appear in court
- Title: Two women suspected of murdering North Korean leader's estranged leader to appear in court
- Date: 28th May 2017
- Summary: SEPANG SELANGOR STATE, MALAYSIA (FILE - MARCH 1, 2017) (REUTERS) EXTERIOR OF SEPANG COURT SIGN READING: (Bahasa Malaysia) "BAHASA MALAYSIA SEPANG COURT COMPLEX" ARRIVAL OF VIETNAMESE SUSPECT DUAN THI HUONG AT COURT SECURITY ARRIVAL OF INDONESIAN SUSPECT SITI AISHAH POLICE Indonesian suspect Siti Aishah and Vietnamese suspect Duan Thi Huong appeared are charged with murder under section 302 of the penal code, which carries the death penalty. Both women have told diplomats from their countries that they had been paid to take part in what they believed was a prank for a reality television show. Police have said the women smeared VX nerve agent, a chemical on a U.N. list of weapons of mass destruction, on Kim Jong Nam's face in an assault recorded on security cameras in the Malaysian capital's airport on February 13. SEPANG, SELANGOR STATE, MALAYSIA (FILE - APRIL 13, 2017) (REUTERS) EXTERIOR OF SEPANG COURT SIGN READING (Bahasa Malaysia) "SEPANG COURT COMPLEX, SELANGOR" VIETNAMESE SUSPECT DOAN THI HUONG ARRIVING SPECIAL POLICE FORCE STANDING GUARD INDONESIAN SUSPECT SITI AISHAH ARRIVING The prosecutors' request that Siti Aishah and Doan Thi Huong be tried jointly and that their case be transferred to a higher court is deferred to a May 30 hearing.
- Embargoed: 11th June 2017 05:43
- Keywords: Malaysia North Korea Kim Jong Nam murder suspects court
- Location: NARITA, JAPAN/UNIDENTIFIED LOCATION/SEPANG SELANGOR STATE, MALAYSIA
- City: NARITA, JAPAN/UNIDENTIFIED LOCATION/SEPANG SELANGOR STATE, MALAYSIA
- Country: Malaysia
- Topics: Crime/Law/Justice,Crime
- Reuters ID: LVA0036IW8Z7P
- Aspect Ratio: 16:9
- Story Text:Two women suspected of murdering the estranged half-brother of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un are due to appear in a court in Malaysian court on May 30.
Vietnamese Doan Thi Huong and Indonesian Siti Aishah face the death penalty if they are convicted of killing Kim Jong Nam. The two allegedly smeared VX nerve agent, a chemical described by the United Nations as a weapon of mass destruction, across Kim's face at Kuala Lumpur International Airport on February 13.
Both have plead their innocence. Aishah and Huong have told their respective diplomats that they were unwitting pawns in an assassination that U.S. officials and South Korean intelligence have said was organised by North Korean agents. - Copyright Holder: FILE REUTERS (CAN SELL)
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