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Murder
Kuala Lumpur, Feb. 24, 2017 (Reuters/NAN) Indonesian diplomats in Malaysia say they will meet on Saturday with a female national in detention for the alleged murder of Kim Jong Nam, the half-brother of North Korea’s leader.
The Indonesian foreign ministry said on Friday in Kuala Lumpur.
The Indonesian woman is one of three suspects being held for the apparent assassination of Nam with a chemical weapon at Kuala Lumpur International Airport on Feb.13.
“The Indonesian Foreign Minister has obtained confirmation that our embassy and lawyers will get consular access (to the suspect.
“Consular access will be used to physically verify the suspect’s nationality and obtain preliminary information to provide legal assistance,” the ministry said in a statement.
In keeping with Malaysian law, Indonesian officials had previously not been allowed to question the suspect.
The Indonesian woman, alongside a Vietnamese woman, is alleged to have killed Kim Jong Nam by wiping across his face a substance that authorities have identified as VX nerve agent.
VX is classified by the UN as a weapon of mass destruction and is the most potent nerve agent ever created.
Malaysian police are investigating whether the chemical was brought into the country or produced here.
Footage released earlier this week by Japanese broadcaster, Fuji TV, appears to show two women lunged at the victim as he prepared to board a flight to the Chinese territory of Macau. (Reuters/NAN)
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Edited by Celine-Damilola Oyewole/Dada Ahmed