The inspector general of police confirmed the arrest, according to Malaysia’s state news agency, Bernama.It comes after a woman holding Vietnam travel papers was detained on Wednesday.Kim Jong-Nam, 45, is believed to have been killed by two women at Kuala Lumpur airport on Monday. South Korean officials believe it was an assassination ordered by the North Korean regime.
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The first woman arrested had Vietnam travel documents. Pic: Malay Mail
The women are believed to have used poisoned needles, a poisoned spray or a poison-laced cloth.CCTV images of one suspect show her wearing a sweatshirt with “LOL” on the front.The suspects are believed to have fled in a taxi after the attack.North Korean diplomats, including the ambassador, turned up at Kim Jong-Nam’s post-mortem on Wednesday and demanded the body.
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North Korean officials wanted the body but left the hospital empty handed
Malaysian officials refused, forcing a fleet of diplomatic cars to leave the hospital empty handed.There is speculation it was an attempt at damage limitation – to prevent as much detail as possible becoming public about a state-sponsored murder.Police said the first woman arrested was alone at the time and, according to travel documents, is 28-year-old Doan Thi Huong.She was taken into custody after being “positively identified from the CCTV footage at the airport”, a statement said.
The woman is due in a Kuala Lumpur court on Thursday.:: North Korea’s long history of assassinations
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Kim Jong-Un has purged other 'traitors', including his uncle
Kim Jong-Nam was known to advocate reform of North Korea’s authoritarian regime and opposed its dynastic succession policy.However, he never defected or led a campaign against his younger sibling.South Korean intelligence chiefs believe his killing was an assassination ordered by Kim Jong-Un some time ago because he perceived his stepbrother to be a threat.They said there had been a failed attempt in 2012.The North Korean leader has overseen a purge of various “traitors”, including his uncle General Jang Song-Thaek, who was executed by machine gun in December 2013.Kim Jong-Nam is the son of Song Hye-Rim, a South Korean-born actress who is believed to have been a mistress of Kim Jong-Il.
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Who was Kim Jong-Nam? And was he really assassinated by his brother?
Understood to be heir apparent as eldest son, he is thought to have been overlooked after a botched attempt to enter Japan in May 2001 on a forged passport.He claimed he wanted to visit Disney’s Tokyo resort, but the incident embarrassed his father and Kim Jong-Un was selected at his successor.Following the scandal, Kim Jong-Nam and his family lived in exile in Macau, Singapore and China.
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