Tag: halfbrother

16 AUG

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

Reuters/Fuji TV/AP 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 […]

13 APR

2 women accused of assassinating the half-brother of North Korea’s leader were taken to a Malaysian court

AP Photo/Vincent Thian Kuala Lumpur (AFP) – Two women accused of assassinating the half-brother of North Korea’s leader were taken to a Malaysian court in bulletproof vests on Thursday ahead of a murder trial that could see them hanged. Indonesian Siti Aisyah, 25, and Doan Thi Huong, 28, from Vietnam, were taken to the Sepang […]

19 MAR

Malaysia expects more arrests for the murder of Kim Jong Un’s half-brother — including an ‘important person’

Thomson Reuters KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – Malaysian police are expected to make a few more arrests, including an “important person”, in connection with the murder of Kim Jong Nam, the estranged half-brother of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, state media reported on Sunday. Police chief Khalid Abu Bakar declined to elaborate on details when speaking […]

27 FEB

South Korea names North Korean officials as suspects in the killing of Kim Jong Un’s half-brother

AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon SEOUL (Reuters) – The killing of the half-brother of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un was organized by the reclusive state’s ministry of state security and foreign ministry, according to South Korean lawmakers briefed by the country’s intelligence agency. The eight North Korean suspects include four officials of the state security ministry and […]

15 FEB

South Korea confirms the death of North Korea leader Kim Jong-Un’s half-brother

© AFP/File Kim Jong-Nam’s death described as “brutal and inhuman” by South Korea. It is thought Kim Jong-Un’s half-brother was stabbed with poison-tipped needles or had chemicals sprayed in his face. SEOUL (AFP) – The assassination of the North Korean leader’s half-brother illustrates the “brutal and inhuman” nature of the regime in Pyongyang, Seoul said Wednesday […]

14 FEB

Kim Jong-un’s half-brother has reportedly been killed in Malaysia

AP Photo/JoongAng Sunday via JoongAng Ilbo, Shin In-seop SEOUL/KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – The half-brother of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has been killed in Malaysia, the Yonhap News Agency and other South Korean media outlets reported on Tuesday, citing unidentified sources. Yonhap, citing a South Korean government source, said Kim Jong Nam was killed on […]