Korean suspect released due to lack of evidence

Malaysian authorities have also arrested one North Korean and named at least four other suspects who were said to have fled to Pyongyang after the attack.

Ri was held in police detention for nearly two weeks following the murder of Kim at Kuala Lumpur airport on 13 February. “That is why the deportation had to take place and because of his travel document is no longer valid”.

Immigration officials couldn’t be immediately reached for comment.

Vietnam’s foreign ministry said it met with Huong’s family on Thursday to explain to them the legal assistance that she would get and emphasized that it was doing what it could to protect her legal rights.

It has not directly blamed North Korea for the attack, but there is widespread suspicion Pyongyang was responsible.

The women have been charged with murder.

Malaysia issued an arrest warrant on Friday for a North Korean airline employee, the country’s police chief said.

Police say he suffered a seizure and died less than 20 minutes later.

Kim Jong-nam was killed on February 13, when they allegedly sprayed his face with the VX nerve agent, Efe news reported.

Malaysia has not described Ri’s alleged role in the killing.

Veteran North Korean diplomat Ri Tong-Il, deputy envoy to the United Nations, told reporters Tuesday he had come to Kuala Lumpur to discuss “the return of the body of the deceased DPRK (North Korean) citizen”. Instead, it refers to the victim as Kim Chol, the name on the diplomatic passport he was carrying.

Deputy Prime Minister Ahmad Zahid Hamidi announced that the Malaysian government had chose to terminate the visa waiver agreement with North Korea for purposes of national security, Malaysia’s state-run Bernama news agency reported on March 2. However, Pyongyang that has never acknowledged Kim’s identity has denied the charge and disputes the autopsy.

Mr Ri’s work visa was sponsored by health trading company Tombo Enterprise, to facilitate export deals involving North Korean health products, but the owner said Mr Ri was not employed by the company.

American and South Korean intelligence officials believe the assassination was masterminded by North Korean spies and eight suspects from the secretive state have been identified by police. “I have to be in public”.

The relationship between Malaysia and North Korea has soured since the estranged half-brother of North Korean leader Kim Jung-un was murdered two weeks ago at Kuala Lumpur International Airport with super toxic nerve agent VX.

Attorney general Mohamed Apandi Ali said 47-year-old Ri Jong Chol would be released and deported on Friday.