BEVERLY HILLS, February 15, (THEWILL) – Malaysian Police say it has detained a woman in connection with the murder of Kim Jong Nam, estranged half-brother of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.
Police revealed that the woman was holding Vietnam travel papers adding that other suspects in connection with the murder were still at large.
The detained woman was identified from a CCTV footage at the airport and was apprehended with documents in the name of Doan Thi Huong.
“Police are looking for a few others, all foreigners,” Deputy Inspector-General Noor Rashid Ibrahim told news reporters.
The gender or nationalities of the other suspects were however not revealed.
THEWILL recalls that Kim Jong Nam was killed in Malaysia.
Kim had been at the airport’s budget terminal to catch a flight to Macau on Monday when someone grabbed or held his face from behind, after which he felt dizzy and sought help at an information desk, Malaysian police official Fadzil Ahmat said.
He died en-route to hospital from Kuala Lumpur airport on Monday.
South Korean sources from its spy agency say that they suspected spies from North Korea to be responsible for the murder.
The spy agency told them that the young and unpredictable North Korean leader had issued a “standing order” for his half-brother’s assassination, and that there had been a failed attempt in 2012.
“The cause of death is strongly suspected to be a poisoning attack,” said South Korean lawmaker Kim Byung-kee, who was briefed by the spy agency.
US government sources also held the similar view that North Korean assassins were responsible for the murder.
Kim who is believed to be in his mid-40s has spent most of his time outside North Korea. He had spoken out publicly against the reign of his family in the country.
