Malaysia hunting for more N. Korean suspects in Kim’s death
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia — Malaysian police said Sunday that they are hunting for more North Korean suspects over the killing of the half brother of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.
National police chief Khalid Abu Bakar said the new suspects are in addition to the seven North Koreans already being sought in last month’s poisoning death of Kim Jong Nam at Kuala Lumpur’s airport.
Khalid said the new suspects include an “important person,” but he declined to give further details.
“I do not deny that there are more North Koreans involved in the murder of Kim Jong Nam. We will follow the legal channel to get them,” he said. “I do not want to say more than that. If I do, they may run … but we believe there is an important person too.”