Two women to be charged with Kim's murder: Malaysian attorney general

If the suspects are found guilty, they will face death by hanging


Afp February 28, 2017
If the suspects - an Indonesian and a Vietnamese - are found guilty they will face death by hanging. PHOTO: REUTERS

KUALA LAMPUR: Two women will be charged with the murder of Kim Jong-Nam, who was assassinated with a lethal nerve agent at Kuala Lumpur's main airport, Malaysia's attorney general said Tuesday.

Killing of Kim Jong Nam organised by North Korean govt ministries: South Korea

"They will be charged in court under Section 302 (murder) of the penal code," said Mohamed Apandi Ali, two weeks after the half-brother of North Korea's leader was killed.

If the suspects - an Indonesian and a Vietnamese - are found guilty they will face death by hanging.

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