Posted on 02/28/2017 1:36:53 AM PST by TigerLikesRooster
North Korea sends delegation to claim Jong-nam’s body
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 28 ― North Korea has sent a delegation of diplomats to Malaysia to retrieve Kim Jong-nam’s body and to seek the release of a North Korean arrested in the murder.
The delegation includes Ri Tong-il, former North Korean deputy ambassador to the United Nations.
Ri told reporters outside the North Korean embassy here that the delegation was here to discuss a “humanitarian issue” and three other questions.
“Number one: the question of the return of the body of the deceased, a DPRK citizen who died in the Malaysian airport in Kuala Lumpur on the 13th of February.
“Number two: the question of the release of a DPRK citizen arrested by Malaysian police related to the above incident,” he said.
He added that the delegation will also be seeking the “development of friendly relationships” between North Korea and Malaysia.
Ri announced that he is the official spokesman of the delegation for the duration of their visit, but did not disclose how long they would be staying.
Malay Mail Online was able to obtain an audio recording of the impromptu press conference.
The Star reported on its website that Ri walked away and did not respond when asked if the North Korean embassy’s second secretary has been interviewed by Malaysia police.
National newswire Bernama reported local police yesterday as denying claims that the next-of-kin of Jong-nam, the estranged older half-brother of North Korea leader Kim Jong-un, had arrived in Malaysia to identify the body.
Jong-nam is believed to have been killed with a deadly nerve toxin known as VX that was wiped on his face by two women at Terminal 2 of the Kuala Lumpur International Airport while waiting to fly to Macau.
Two foreign women have been arrested and are expected to be charged at the Sepang magistrate’s court in connection with his death tomorrow. They have been identified as Vietnamese Doan Thi Huong, 29, and Indonesian citizen Siti Aisyah, 25.
Police have also detained a North Korean, Ri Jong-chol, 45 and are seeking three more men, including the embassy’s second secretary Hyon Kwang-song, 44, whom they suspect to be involved in the case.
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Turn over the four or so North Koreans who fled Malaysia after the attack, and also turn over the two North Koreans holed up in the KL embassy, and then they can have the body of Kim Jong Nam, AFTER an independent commission of several countries also examine the body and test for nerve gas
That may well be dependent on North Korea stopping its murder of people in Malaysian airports.
Guess the body will be shot at, at point blank range with an anti aircraft gun.
DPM spurns call by N. Korean envoy to release Kim's body, detained citizen
BANGI: North Korea should respect Malaysia's legal system instead of making its premature request for the release of the body of Kim Jong-nam and their citizen currently in police custody.
Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Zahid Hamidi said the requests can only be entertained after all due processes in the justice system have been followed and concluded.
"As what the Prime Minister had said before, our country's legal system must be respected by all.
Zahid: Authorities still waiting for Jong-Nam's next of kin (Updated)
The best response would be to send the diplomat’s heads in a basket back to Kim Jong.
Ri Jae-nam, a state security agent, and Ri Ji-hyon, a Foreign Ministry official recruited the first assassin, Doan Thi Huong, a Vietnamese woman, while O Jong-gil, a state security agent, and Hong Song-hac, a Foreign Ministry official recruited a second one, Siti Aisyah, an Indonesian woman.
South Korea’s Top Spies Give New Evidence in Plot to Kill Kim Jong-nam
South Korea on Tuesday urged the United Nations to suspend its isolated northern neighbour, arguing that the assassination of Kim Jong-Nam showed Pyongyang was intent on using chemical weapons.
Speaking before the UN’s Conference on Disarmament in Geneva, South Korean Foreign Minister Yun Byung-se demanded “collective measures” against North Korea.
http://news.asiaone.com/news/asia/un-should-suspend-north-korea-seoul
I guess some languages are easier to lip-read than other, but if they are mumbling?
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