The corpse of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un’s half brother, murdered at a Malaysian airport in February, was sent to Pyongyang Friday, after a diplomatic deal. They include three embassy staff and six family members.
In fact, a country in conflict with North Korea will probably spend a long time at the discussion table because any probability to reach a solution to the crisis in a short period of time has been deemed impossible.
Inspector-General of Police Tan Sri Khalid Abu Bakar has denied a report alleging that Malaysian authorities wrongly identified Kim Jong-nam as a South Korean national after he was killed.
We were not sure what to expect as we entered North Korean air space.
Malaysia had been waiting for family to claim the body and Khalid hinted that the North Korean leader himself could have written the letter to claim the body. “They need to put pressure on North Korea. It has not been compromised”.
Pyongyang will declare the man had died of natural causes and blame the controversy on its opponents, said Kim.
The pilot, Lieutenant-Colonel Hasrizan Kamis, had flown missions into risky countries such as Libya, but the Star reported him saying he only started breathing easy after leaving North Korean airspace.
“Yes, we will talk about North Korea”, Trump told the newspaper for a story that appeared Sunday on its website. “It is better for Kim Jong-nam’s body to be repatriated to North Korea (for the benefit of Kim Jong-un)”, observed Thae.
“Everyone wants to return to religion, but sometimes they were manipulated due to their lack of understanding about Islam”.
When asked who was the next-of-kin who wrote in, Khalid said: “Legally Kim Jong Un is next-of-kin of Kim Jong Nam”.
CCTV footage from Kuala Lumpur International Airport shows the murder was committed by two women who rubbed a cloth containing the nerve agent onto the face of Kim Jong-nam.
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The late Kim Jong-il’s eldest son was passed over for the leadership and was living outside North Korea at the time of his death.
Though he was believed to have been exaggerating, North Korea may have medium-range missiles capable of striking American military bases in the Pacific in the next couple years, experts say.
The investigation soured relations between Malaysia and North Korea, which previously had cordial ties.
Siti’s lawyer, Gooi Soon Seng, said there were fears his client could become a victim of another North Korean hit.
Anifah Aman (third right) welcomes Malaysians coming from North Korea at KLIA. Malaysia cancels visa-free entry for North Koreans.
The deal also means that a ban by both countries on each other’s citizens leaving their respective countries is now lifted. Malaysia issues reciprocal ban on North Koreans in Malaysia.
He left Kuala Lumpur on March 6.
Mr Kim’s body was released to North Korea and flown first to Beijing, and then on to Pyongyang.