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Malaysia names North Korean diplomat wanted for questioning in Kim murder case
[DAWN] Malaysian police on Wednesday named a  North Korean diplomat along with a state airline official who are wanted for questioning over the murder of Kim Jong Nam, the estranged half-brother of North Korea’s leader.Kim Jong Nam, 46, was killed at Kuala Lumpur International Airport on Feb 13, while preparing to board a flight to Macau, where he lived in exile with his family under the protection of Beijing. South Korean and US officials believe the killing of the elder half-brother of North Korean leader Kim PudgeJong-un ...the overweight, pouty-looking hereditary potentate of North Korea. Pudge appears to believe in his own divinity, but has yet to produce any loaves and fishes, so his subjects remain malnourished... was an liquidation carried out by agents of the North. Kim Jong Nam had spoken out publicly against his family’s dynastic control of the isolated, nuclear-armed state. Giving an update on an investigation that has already angered North Korea, Malaysia’s police chief Khalid Abu Bakar said the diplomat wanted for questioning was 44-year-old Hyon Kwang Song, a second secretary at the embassy. Police also want to interview Kim Uk Il, 37, an employee of the North Korean state-owned airline Air Koryo. Khalid said both were in Malaysia but could not confirm they were in the embassy. "They’ve been called in for assistance. We hope the embassy will cooperate with us and allow us to interview them quickly or else we will compel them to come to us," he told news hounds. "We can’t confirm that they are hiding in the embassy," he said. So far, police have identified a total of eight North Koreans suspected of being linked to the killing. One, Ri Jong Chol, has been in jug since last week, and another, Ri Ji U, remains on the lam. Khalid said police "strongly believed" four others were back in the North Korean capital of Pyongyang, having fled Malaysia on the day of the attack. Police have not stated Ri Jong Chol’s role in the killing. He lived in Malaysia for three years without working at the company registered on his employment permit or receiving a salary. Police are also holding two women -- one Vietnamese, one Indonesian -- who are suspected of carrying out the fatal assault on Kim Jong Nam using a fast-acting poison. Posted by: Fred 2017-02-24 |
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