Malaysia confirms man killed at airport is Kim Jong-nam
Another former fellow student, who provided a photograph showing himself with Han Sol in spring 2014, described him as not actively seeking to discuss North Korea. However, the passport was censored in order to protect some of the information of the passport. “We are very grateful t0.” he continues before the sound cuts off and his mouth is covered by a black bar to prevent lip-reading. He shows his redacted passport to the camera and says that he is speaking a few days after his father was killed on February 13 and that he is with his mother and sister, and that they are safe. “Or less likely, they could be in Europe, as that is where Han Sol studied and will know western Europe well”.
Khalid had said that the police “were done” with Jong-nam’s body and would be handing it over to the Health Ministry.
The two women have been charged with murder.
The nerve agent is classified by the United Nations as a weapon of mass destruction. It can be fatal through skin contact and with enough dose, it will be lethal. It was believed to have been organised by North Korean agents, an involvement which has been repeatedly denied by the regime.
Referring to North Korea’s multiple missile launches on Monday that targeted American bases in Japan, Thae said they seemed to have been created to solicit military aid from China.
North Korea on Tuesday banned all Malaysians from leaving until it could ensure its citizens were safe.
Kim Jong Nam was killed in Kuala Lumpur Airport when VX poison was wiped on his face by two female assassins.
They will only release the Malaysians residing in the North after they reached a “fair” settlement.
Malaysian police have identified eight North Korean suspects in the attack carried out by two women in the crowded departure hall of Kuala Lumpur’s low-priced airport terminal.
A North Korean dissident group has confirmed that the person in it was Han Sol, and said he and other family members were moved to a secure place. When Jong-nam died, Han-sol did not show up in Kuala Lumpur.
Malaysian police earlier said that Kim Jong-nam’s next of kin should come forward to identify and claim his body but no family members have shown up.
The video was uploaded by Cheollima Civil Defense, an organisation claiming to help defectors. “North Korea is now trying to get solid military support (from China) as they did during the Korean War”, he noted.
Pardo does not believe the family will be in Macau because he considers it too unsafe.