Woman arrested in Kim Jong-nam murder case holding Vietnamese documents

Our starting point is the latest on the death of North Korean leader's half brother Kim
Jong-nam.
A woman holding a Vietnamese passport is arrested in Kuala Lumpur for possible connections to
the incident.
Malaysian authorities are looking for several more suspects.
Kwon Jang-ho has our top story.
After a day of conflicting reports, the Royal Malaysia Police released a statement on Wednesday
confirming the arrest of a female suspect in the investigation of the murder of Kim
Jong-nam.
The statement identified the suspect as a 29-year old woman in possession of Vietnamese
travel documents.
She was arrested at Kuala Lumpur International Airport, the scene of the crime, and was alone
at the time.
She was said to have been identified from CCTV footage at the airport, but it's not
clear whether it is the same person seen in security footage released by local media outlets
earlier on Wednesday.
The Malaysian police have said they are also looking for another woman and four other men
in their investigations.
At the same time, the authorities have been reluctant to confirm or deny whether the victim
was murdered or even whether he is in fact the North Korean leader's brother.
The Deputy Inspector-General of Police has been quoted saying the case remains "sudden
death," until evidence of foul play is found.
But earlier on Wednesday, Korea's National Intelligence Serice did confirm the victim
was Kim Jong-nam, and that he had died of poisoning, although the method of delivery,
either a poisoned needle or spray, was still to be determined.
They said he was traveling with a fake passport under the name "Kim Chol" and was on his way
to Macau to see his family.
The agency added that it was not the first time Kim had been targeted and that a previous
assassination attempt had been made in 2012.
Malaysian authorities had been carrying out an autopsy in a hospital on Wednesday but
the results have not yet been released.
Officials from the North Korean embassy in Kuala Lumpur were spotted arriving at the
hospital... where they were reportedly looking to negotiate the release of Kim's body.
But Malaysian police are said to have been unwilling to do so while the investigation
is ongoing.
Kwon Jang-ho, Arirang News.

Woman arrested in Kim Jong-nam murder case holding Vietnamese documents

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