Family of Kim Jong-Nam gave Malaysian authorities the right to dispose of his body
BEIJING, Mar 16 — RIA Novosti, Zhanna Manukyan. The family of the deceased at the airport of Kuala Lumpur Kim Jong-Nam — brother of North Korean leader, left to the discretion of the Malaysian authorities ‘ decision about what to do with his body, reports channel CGNT, citing Malaysian police.
On Wednesday, Malaysian police said that the identity of Kim Jong-Nam was confirmed by the DNA of his child.
As reported, on Thursday, the Malaysian police told reporters that the family of Kim Jong-Nam gave Malaysian authorities the right to dispose of his body.
On Wednesday, Deputy Prime Minister of Malaysia Ahmad Zahid Hamidi said the Malaysian government is considering to pass the Korea the body Kim Jong-Nam in exchange for permission from Pyongyang to leave North Korea nine Malaysians who are denied exit from the country.
Last week the North Korean foreign Ministry was banned from leaving the country, Malaysian citizens until, until you find a “just solution” of the incident at the airport of Kuala Lumpur and will not be guaranteed the safety of North Korean citizens. Similar measures introduced and Malaysia.
A citizen of North Korea with passport in the name of Kim Chul died in the airport of Kuala Lumpur on February 13. Police found on his skin the traces of the nerve agent VX, are prohibited under the international Convention on chemical weapons. South Korea from the very beginning claimed that the victims were Kim Jong-Nam, the elder brother of North Korean leader Kim Jong-UN. Malaysian police have not yet found definitive evidence of the cause of death of the North Korean citizen and a long time could not definitively establish his identity.