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Kim Jong-nam: Vietnamese woman freed in murder case | Kim Jong-nam: Vietnamese woman freed in murder case |
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The Vietnamese woman accused of the 2017 killing of Kim Jong-nam, the half-brother of North Korea's leader, has been released, her lawyer says. | The Vietnamese woman accused of the 2017 killing of Kim Jong-nam, the half-brother of North Korea's leader, has been released, her lawyer says. |
Doan Thi Huong accepted a deal with Malaysian prosecutors last month and pleaded guilty to a lesser charge of "causing injury". | |
Ms Huong and Indonesian Siti Aisyah were accused of smearing VX nerve agent on Mr Kim in Kuala Lumpur airport. | |
Both women denied murder and said they thought they were part of a TV prank. | |
They said they were tricked into carrying out the killing as innocent victims of an elaborate North Korean plot. | |
Ms Huong is expected to fly back to Vietnam later on Friday. | |
"I met Doan yesterday at the prison to give her new clothes and a pair of shoes," Hisyam Teh Poh Teik, one of her lawyers, told BBC Vietnamese. | |
"She was obviously very happy to be released and looks forward to being reunited with her family." | |
Her co-defendant Siti Aisyah was freed in March after charges against her were dropped. The prosecution did not provide a reason for the decision. | |
How did the murder happen? | How did the murder happen? |
Kim Jong-nam, the estranged half-brother of North Korea's leader Kim Jong-un, had been waiting to board a flight from Kuala Lumpur to Macau on 13 February 2017 when two women approached him in the departure area. | Kim Jong-nam, the estranged half-brother of North Korea's leader Kim Jong-un, had been waiting to board a flight from Kuala Lumpur to Macau on 13 February 2017 when two women approached him in the departure area. |
CCTV footage showed one of them placing her hands over his face, then both women leaving the scene. | CCTV footage showed one of them placing her hands over his face, then both women leaving the scene. |
Mr Kim died on the way to hospital from what was later found to be exposure to the nerve agent VX, one of the most toxic of all known chemical agents. | Mr Kim died on the way to hospital from what was later found to be exposure to the nerve agent VX, one of the most toxic of all known chemical agents. |
North Korea has fiercely denied any involvement in the killing, but four men - believed to be North Koreans who fled Malaysia on the day of the murder - have also been charged in the case. | North Korea has fiercely denied any involvement in the killing, but four men - believed to be North Koreans who fled Malaysia on the day of the murder - have also been charged in the case. |
They remain at large despite an Interpol "red notice", equivalent to an international arrest warrant. | They remain at large despite an Interpol "red notice", equivalent to an international arrest warrant. |
Who was Kim Jong-nam? | Who was Kim Jong-nam? |
Kim Jong-nam was the older half-brother of North Korea's authoritarian ruler, Kim Jong-un. | Kim Jong-nam was the older half-brother of North Korea's authoritarian ruler, Kim Jong-un. |
He was once seen as a future leader of the isolated country, but when his father Kim Jong-il died, was bypassed in favour of the younger Kim. | He was once seen as a future leader of the isolated country, but when his father Kim Jong-il died, was bypassed in favour of the younger Kim. |
He was largely estranged from the family, and spent most of his time overseas in Macau, mainland China and Singapore. | He was largely estranged from the family, and spent most of his time overseas in Macau, mainland China and Singapore. |
He had spoken out in the past against his family's dynastic control of North Korea, and in a 2012 book was quoted as saying he believed his half-brother lacked leadership qualities. | He had spoken out in the past against his family's dynastic control of North Korea, and in a 2012 book was quoted as saying he believed his half-brother lacked leadership qualities. |
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