Malaysia's second autopsy on man thought to be Kim Jong-nam still pending

Switching to the latest... on the apparent murder of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un's
half brother, Kim Jong-nam.
Malaysian authorities say... they're unable to confirm the identity or what killed the
man believed to be Kim Jong-nam,... adding that they're set to conduct another thorough
examination on the body.
However, they ruled out North Korea's claims that a heart attack was the cause of death.
For this and more on other related developments, Oh Jung-hee reports.
The identity of the North Korean man killed in Kuala Lumpur International airport last
Monday... and the cause of his death... have still not been confirmed by the Malaysian
authorities, though the South Korean government has said it is certain the man is North Korean
leader's half-brother Kim Jong-nam.
In a press conference, officials from the hospital holding the body of the man presumed
to be Kim... said the results of the second autopsy are still pending.
"These analysis are meant to confirm the identity of the deceased person and also the cause
of death both which are still pending at the moment."
Reporters at the conference asked whether Kim Jong-nam's son, Kim Han-sol, had shown
up to identify the body.
The officials replied that they're still waiting for the deceased man's next-of-kin to appear...
so they can get a DNA match before releasing the body.
"At the moment we do not have anyone who claims to be the next of kin.
We are still waiting for that."
There have been a number of media reports that Kim's son arrived in Kuala Lumpur and
confirmed that the body was his father's,... but his whereabouts are not exactly known.
Malaysian police also said the same day that no family members have claimed the man's body.
Meanwhile, a North Korean man detained by Malaysian police, Ri Jong-chol, appears to
have been a contact point for the four other North Korean suspects who have reportedly
returned to Pyongyang.
Quoting an unnamed Malaysian security source,...
Britain's Daily Telegraph reported that Ri arranged the logistics of the killing,...
including booking hotels, taxis and setting meeting points.
The two female suspects now under arrest have told police... that they thought their actions
were for a prank on a TV show.
One is an Indonesian named Siti Aisyah and the other a Vietnamese named Doan Thi Huong.
The said they were recruited by a Japanese and Malay-speaking man... who told them that
as, part of the prank, they needed to touch a rich man's cheeks, poke him and put sauce
on his face.
To do it, one got 75 U.S. dollars and the other 100 dollars.
Oh Jung-hee, Arirang News.

Malaysia's second autopsy on man thought to be Kim Jong-nam still pending

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