Vietnamese accused jailed after pleading guilty to causing injury, with lawyers saying she will be freed in May
Vietnamese Doan Thi Huong is escorted by police after a court session on April 1 2019 for her trial at the Shah Alam High Court in the murder case of Kim Jong-nam. Picture: GETTY IMAGES / MOHD SAMSUL MOHD SAIDA Vietnamese woman accused of assassinating the North Korean leader’s half-brother is to walk free after Malaysia dropped murder charges against her on Monday, weeks after her Indonesian co-accused was also released.
The pair, who claimed they were tricked into carrying out the killing, were put on trial facing a murder charge. While there was relief for Huong, the outcome means her conviction is the only one over the sensational assassination of Kim Jong-un’s estranged relative, who was seen as heir apparent to the North Korean leadership until he fell out of favour.
Her father, Doan Van Thanh, who was at court, said he plans to “host a big party to welcome my youngest daughter back home”.Days after the charge against Aisyah was dropped, prosecutors announced that the attorney-general had rejected a request to withdraw the murder charge against Huong, prompting her to break down in floods of tears in court.
The decision not to release Huong immediately sparked criticism in Vietnam and Malaysia of her unfair treatment and accusations of political meddling in the justice system.
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