The Royal Malaysia Police (RMP) have arrested a female suspect in its investigation into the death of a North Korean man at the Kuala Lumpur International Airport 2 (klia2) on Monday.
Inspector General of Police Tan Sri Khalid Abu Bakar in a statement today said the suspect was apprehended in the klia2 at 8.20 am, Tuesday.
“On 15 February 2017 at about 0820hrs, the Royal Malaysia Police (RMP) arrested a female suspect at the Kuala Lumpur International Airport 2 (klia2),” said Khalid in a statement today.
The 29-year-old suspect, identified from the CCTV footage at the airport, was said to be in possession of a Socialist Republic of Vietnam travel document.
Police identified her as Doan Thi Huong and she was said to be alone at the time of her arrest, according to the statement.
On Monday, a North Korean man died on the way to the hospital from klia2 after complaining of ill health and trying to seek medical assistance at the airport customer service counter.
The deceased was believed to be Kim Jong-Nam, half-brother of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, who had reportedly about to board a flight to Macau at 9am.
READ: South Korea says believes Kim Jong Nam was murdered
However, police are still investigating the real identity of the North Korean national who was identified as Kim Chol, 47, based on the name on his travel document.
"So far, what we can confirm is that the Korean national was known as Kim Chol based on the victim's travel document, but we are still investigating whether the passport was genuine or false," said Deputy Inspector-General of Police Tan Sri Noor Rashid Ibrahim today.
Meanwhile, the body of Kim Chol had been taken to the Kuala Lumpur Hospital's (HKL) Forensic Unit at 9.30am today from Putrajaya Hospital under tight police security.
READ: Kim Jong-Nam's mortuary van left Putrajaya Hospital to HKL for post mortem
Astro Awani
Wed Feb 15 2017
Inspector General of Police Tan Sri Khalid Abu Bakar in a statement today said the suspect was apprehended in the klia2 at 8.20 am, Tuesday. -Filepix
YouTube uji ciri 'tanya AI' untuk rumuskan video
Apabila butang Ask ditekan, beberapa dialog diberikan oleh chatbot dengan gambar profil seakan ikon Gemini.
Lelaki bakar diri di luar mahkamah perbicaraan Trump meninggal dunia
Maxwell Azzarello didakwa menuang cecair mudah terbakar pada tubuhnya sebelum melemparkan risalah teori konspirasi ke udara.
PKR Sabah minta PM tumpu ikhtiar noktah kemiskinan tegar, isu dokumentasi
Tumpuan kepada ikhtiar menoktahkan kemiskinan tegar dan isu dokumentasi rakyat antara tiga cadangan khusus diutarakan Majlis Pimpinan Negeri (MPN) PKR Sabah kepada Perdana Menteri.
Harga jualan maksimum benih padi sah program IBPS RM54, RM58
Harga jualan maksimum benih padi sah CL220 bagi program Insentif Benih Padi Sah (IBPS) ditetapkan pada kadar RM54 di peringkat pemborong dan RM58 di peringkat peruncit berkuat kuasa 15 April.
PN masih menunggu butiran memorandum mengenai peruntukan
Perikatan Nasional masih menunggu butiran memorandum persefahaman yang akan dikemukakan oleh Kerajaan Perpaduan selepas pertemuan antara kerajaan dan wakil Ahli Parlimen pembangkang baru baru ini.
Tun Hanif selamat dikebumi Tanah Perkuburan Islam Bukit Kiara
Jenazah Allahyarham Tun Hanif Omar selamat dikebumikan jam 3.17 petang pada Sabtu.
Kekejaman Zionis: Rakyat Palestin terkorban melepasi 34,000 nyawa
Angka kematian rakyat Palestin akibat serangan Israel kini melepasi 34,000 nyawa setakat Jumaat.
AWANI Ringkas: Keputusan kolektif MCA
Ikuti rangkuman berita utama yang menjadi tumpuan sepanjang hari di Astro AWANI menerusi AWANI Ringkas.
Kes tembak KLIA: Suspek buat pemeriksaan kesihatan mahu kerja di Arab Saudi
Datuk Hussein Omar Khan berkata, siasatan polis mendapati suspek sudah membuat pemeriksaan kesihatan di hospital berkenaan seminggu sebelum kejadian tembakan itu berlaku.
Gaza Freedom Flotilla: Latihan antikekerasan prosedur wajib sebelum misi pelayaran bermula
Freedom Flotilla to Gaza: Latihan anti keganasan prosedur wajib sebelum misi pelayaran bermula