Malaysian authorities have released the citizen of North Korea Ri Jong Chol, who was detained for the murder of Kim Jong-Nam — the half-brother of North Korean leader Kim Jong-UN. About it reports Reuters.
Ri Jong Chol. expected to be delivered to the immigration office, after which he is deported to North Korea. The General Prosecutor’s office of Malaysia said that the decision was made due to the lack of sufficient evidence against Ri Jong Chol.
A citizen of the DPRK was detained immediately after the assassination of Kim Jong-Nam in mid-February. On suspicion of involvement in the crime was also arrested a Malaysian national, a citizen of Vietnam and a citizen of Indonesia. The last — 25-year-old Siti Aisha got poisoning Kim Jong-Nam $ 90. Also declared wanted are four citizens of North Korea.
Kim Jong-Nam, was killed at the airport in Kuala Lumpur with toxic substances nervously-paralytic action. The police came to the conclusion that women have caused a toxic substance on the face of Kim Jong-Nam with his bare hands. They are charged with murder. In this article, the court may impose a death sentence.
South Korea and the United States argue that he was killed by agents of the North Korean regime. Pyongyang does not recognize that the victim — it’s Kim Jong Nam.