The unexpected moves comes two years after Siti Aisyah was arrested
HONG KONG – One of the women suspected of killing Kim Jong Nam, the half brother of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, was freed Monday after prosecutors unexpectedly dropped charges against her.
The two women, who maintain their innocence, were accused of delivering the potent VX nerve agent that killed Kim Jong Nam in an airport terminal in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, in February 2017. Both Aisyah and Huong have said that they believed they were taking part in a prank for a television show, and thought they were applying lotion on the man’s face. U.S. officials have said the orders came from Pyongyang.
Gooi Soon Seng, Aisyah’s lawyer, said the acquittal has completely nullified the case against her, as though she has never been charged. The trial against Huong, however, will continue on Thursday. She was expected to testify for the first time in court on Monday, but she only read a few lines of her prepared statement tearfully. Her lawyers have asked for the attorney general to review the case, and for the charge to be withdrawn on the same grounds as Aisyah’s.
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