A Malaysian court has found there is enough evidence to mount a case against the women charged with murdering the half-brother of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un

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• The trial against two women charged with the murder of the estranged half-brother of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is set to continue. 
• A court ruled Thursday there was enough evidence presented by prosecution to mount a case. 
• The women have been asked to enter their defense. They face death penalty on charges.

KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – The trial of two women charged with the murder of the estranged half-brother of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un will continue, a Malaysian judge ruled on Thursday, adding that the evidence was insufficient to prove it was a political assassination.

Indonesian Siti Aisyah and Doan Thi Huong, a Vietnamese, face the death penalty on charges of murdering Kim JongNam by smearing his face with VX, a nerve agent banned by the United Nations, at a Kuala Lumpur airport on Feb. 13 last year.

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