Another Suspect Detained In Connection With Death Of North Korean Man - Malaysian IGP

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 16 (Bernama) -- Inspector-General of Police Khalid Abu Bakar Thursday confirmed that another woman was detained in connection with the death of a North Korean man by the name of Kim Chol. An official statement on the arrest would be issued later Thursday, he said when contacted by Bernama. Meanwhile, Deputy Inspector-General of Police Noor Rashid Ibrahim, when contacted, said police were expected to make several more arrests following the arrest of the first suspect, a female, at the KL International Airport 2 Wednesday. The woman was in possession of a Socialist Republic of Vietnam travel document bearing the name of 'Doan Thi Huong', aged 29. Last Monday, Kim Chol was reportedly at klia2 at 8am to board a flight to Macau an hour later. Kim Chol reportedly died on the way to hospital. Foreign media had reported that Kim Chol was actually Kim Jong-nam, an elder half-brother of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un. -- BERNAMA