Malaysian authorities have not yet decided what to do with the body of Kim Jong-Nam
Deputy health Minister of the country noted that the body of the deceased should be granted to the next of kin.
SINGAPORE, March 11. /Offset. TASS Yevgeny Solovyov/. Malaysian authorities have not yet decided what further steps need to be taken in relation to the body of Kim Jong-Nam, who was killed in the capital’s airport on February 13. This was reported on Saturday to journalists the Deputy Minister of health of the country Hilmi Yahaya.
According to him, “the police on March 10, has completed forensic examination and sent the body to the custody of the Ministry of health.”
Under the law, “there is no time restrictions on when the body may be issued”
However, he said that in practice the body of the deceased should be granted to the next of kin. “Given the resonance needs time to make the decision,” he added.
The head of police of Malaysia Khalid Abu Bakar had earlier said that the victim at the airport the person is the eldest brother of North Korean leader Kim Jong-UN. Death was caused by exposure to the banned nerve agent VX. Pyongyang continues to insist on the fact that in Malaysia, he died a citizen of North Korea with passport in the name of Kim Chol. While the cause of death was a heart attack, not poisoning with chemical substances, according to the Malaysian side.