Malaysia blames North Korea for Kim Jong Nam's death
(CNN)For the first time, Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak has directly accused North Korea of murdering Kim Jong Nam.
It comes amid a deepening diplomatic row over the February killing of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's half-brother at Kuala Lumpur International Airport 2.
"What we are facing now is the result of their action in assassinating their own citizen in Malaysia, on Malaysian soil, using a strictly banned chemical weapon," Najib told state media agency Bernama Wednesday.
A press official for Najib confirmed the comments to CNN. North Korea has repeatedly denied any involvement in Kim Jong Nam's murder.
Kim died on February 13, fewer than 20 minutes after two women wiped his face with the highly toxic VX nerve agent, according to Malaysian police.
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The ensuing investigation into Kim's murder has severely damaged diplomatic relations between the two countries.
A new low was reached Tuesday when North Korea barred Malaysian nationals inside the country from leaving. Malaysia swiftly followed suit.
Until Wednesday, only South Korea's intelligence agency had publicly linked North Korea to the killing, which it said was carried out on the orders of leader Kim Jong Un.
Najib's comments could complicate efforts to secure the return of 11 Malaysian nationals held in North Korea.
They include four embassy staff members, their families and two UN employees. Malaysia says they're free to live their daily lives but are not free to leave.
Meanwhile, Malaysia believes three people wanted for questioning in connection to Kim's murder are holed up in the North Korean embassy in Kuala Lumpur.
Police say North Korea is not complying with its request to question them.
Only two people, a woman from Vietnam and another from Indonesia, have been formally charged withq Kim's murder.
Siti Aisyah from Indonesia (left) and Doan Thi Huong from Vietnam have been charged with Kim's murder.
A third North Korean who was in custody was released after investigators determined there wasn't enough evidence to charge him. He was then deported back to North Korea.
Malaysia is seeking four other suspects in relation to the killing, all North Korean men who are believed to be back in Pyongyang.
Dino kena watch this video. Deols interview NK defectors. Masa dkt NK dorang ingat south korea penuh dgn homeless sbb dah dibrainwash dek gomen dorang mcm tu. Bila lari pi south korea kena masuk class sblm keluar hidup dgn society. Siap belajar naik escalator, naik bus.
Post time 8-3-2017 05:46 PMFrom the mobile phone|Show all posts
sofiazara replied at 8-3-2017 05:01 PM
takde sapa nk explain apa2 kat kau tak penting pun
skrg ni semua tindakan dah takkan dib ...
Then bermakna PR kerajaan sgat busuk dan dilihat seolah2 mau menyembunyikan sesuatu. Nak bagi alasan rahsia besar negara lagi ke? Kau masih nak nafikan lagi kegagalan kerajaan mengambil langkah pertama yg tepat?
Post time 8-3-2017 05:48 PMFrom the mobile phone|Show all posts
wana89 replied at 8-3-2017 05:05 PM
Setahu wana kedutaan mana boleh tutup sesuka hati bam dodol.. kalo bawak balik semua maksudnya kit ...
Then why not tak tutup je? Xboleh nak predict tindakan lanjut korea utara lepas duta mereka dihalau ke? Umpamanya kau nak gaduh putus hubungan dgan jiran sebelah tpi anak beramak kau masih tinggal di rumah jiran kau. Kau expect jiran kau nak lepaskan anak beranak kau senang2 cmtu je? Lagi2 mengetahui sejarah jiran kau tu pernah bunuh pakcik dia sendiri dgan suka2 hati.
kau ni memang manusia lahanat kan
pemikir pemikir dalam kerajaan tu dah buat sebaik mungkin
manusia lahanat macam kau kerja komplen sahaja
itu tak betul ini tak betul
kalau kau bagus sangat
pergi bertanding PRU akan datang
Post time 8-3-2017 05:50 PMFrom the mobile phone|Show all posts
dodolgemok replied at 8-3-2017 05:48 PM
Then why not tak tutup je? Xboleh nak predict tindakan lanjut korea utara lepas duta mereka dihala ...
Wana tidak la tahu ilmu diplomatik cuma secara logiknya, mana boleh nak tutup kedutaan sesuka hati or putus hubungan sesuka hati.. sapa yg tahu convention vienna mohon explain.. tu pandangan wana as marhein la
oh i see.. cool. kira maklumat tu yg najib terima sahih lah kan okay....i lebih risaukan keselamatan family tu berbanding dengan NK nak serang malaysia ke yg i think ada dok played up panic sentiment.
Post time 8-3-2017 06:00 PMFrom the mobile phone|Show all posts
wana89 replied at 8-3-2017 05:50 PM
Wana tidak la tahu ilmu diplomatik cuma secara logiknya, mana boleh nak tutup kedutaan sesuka hati ...
Dodol pon xtau. Itu pon pandangan dodol sebagai marhein yg pelik kenapa duta besar boleh balik tpi staf2 kena stay umpama menunggu maut. Bila marhein xpaham, makanya kerajaan kena lah explain kenapa dibuat itu ini supaya kurang spekulasi2 liar org awam. Bukan cam @whitemagic babi @sofiazara sikit2 nak sindir salahkan org sbb kritik gomen. Kononnya gomen maksum xde buat salah, semua tindakan kerajaan adalah rahsia besar dan xboleh diberitahu kpd rakyat.