Malaysian authorities reportedly in Macao to find Kim Jong-nam's family

New developments in the on-going investigation into the death of Kim Jong-nam.
Malaysian police have made their way to Macao to find family members who can verify the
identity of the deceased.
This, as North Korea refuses to aid in the investigation, accusing Malaysian authorities
of colluding with South Korea to conspire against the regime.
Kwon Jang-ho has the latest.
Malaysian police agents are reportedly on their way to Macao to try and find Kim Jong-nam's
family members, after no one came forward to identify his body.
According to local media outlets, the police officers made their way to Macao Thursday
morning, and will work with Interpol to find Kim's wife and son.
Although it has been widely acknowledged that the man thought to have been poisoned at Kuala
Lumpur airport on Monday was the half brother of the North Korean leader, Malaysian police
have continued to call him Kim Chol, the name on the passport found in his possession,...
until his identity has been verified by a DNA match with a family member.
At a press conference on Wednesday, the police chief revealed that they had asked for assistance
from the North Korean embassy to help locate the family.
But with the regime accused of being involved in Kim's death, diplomatic relations have
soured.
That was further in evidence on Thursday,... with how North Korean media acknowledged the
incident for the first time.
The state-run Korea Central News Agency reported that a North Korean citizen with a diplomatic
passport had died of sudden shock last Monday, ...and said that the South Korean government
was conspiring with the Malaysian authorities to accuse the regime of assassination by poisoning.
The report also condemned the authorities for performing an unnecessary autopsy, which
it said violated North Korea's sovereignty and was a brutal violation against humanity.
Malaysian authorities said initial reports from the autopsy ruled out a heart attack,
but the cause of death is yet to be determined, with the toxicology results still pending.
Kwon Jang-ho, Arirang News.

Malaysian authorities reportedly in Macao to find Kim Jong-nam's family

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