Malaysia on Friday called on the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) to hand over four suspects in connection with the death of Kim Jong Nam.
Malaysian Police Chief Khalid Abu Bakar said that a criminal investigation into the case of Kim’s death is still ongoing even after both sides freed each other’s nationals.
Khalid made the remarks while attending an event in the country.
He said that the criminal investigation was not compromised by negotiations between the governments of Malaysia and DPRK.
Malaysian police had previously said two female suspects, an Indonesian and a Vietnamese, along with four DPRK suspects, carried out the Feb. 13 attack on Kim Jong Nam at the Kuala Lumpur airport.
Khalid said the police could wait “for years” for the DPRK to hand over the suspects, who were also wanted by the Interpol which had issued a red notice on them over Kim’s death.
On Friday, a plane piloted by several Malaysian air force pilots brought back the nine Malaysian citizens who had been stranded in DPRK to Kuala Lumpur International Airport.
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