ALAM, Malaysia (AP) – a Malaysian court Thursday ordered two women tried for the murder of the brother of the leader of North Korea that begin his defense, which will lengthen the various process s months more. The indonesia Siti Aisyah and Doan Thi Huong Vietnamese are accused of scrubbing neurotoxin VX in the face of Kim Jong Nam at an airport terminal on 13 February 2017.El judge of the Supreme Court, Azmi Ariffin, said he not convinced him the argument of the defence of that the accused believed that they were involved in a program of jokes with hidden camera. In the six months that already the trial presented insufficient evidence to infer that there was a “well-planned conspiracy” between them and other four North Korean suspects fled to kill Kim “systematically”.
The prosecution presented sufficient evidence of the guilt of women so that the case against them to proceed, “therefore I call them to present his defence”, said the judge after reading his verdict during more than two hours.
The Ambassador of Indonesia, Rusdi Kirana, told reporters outside the Court that was surprised by the ruling but that its Government abide by it. The judge could have acquitted the two women.
Aisyah, for 25 years, and Huong, 29, appeared calm and told the judge they will declare under sworn in his defense. They are the only detained for the murder, and could face a sentence of death penalty if they are found guilty. The four North Koreans citizens fled the country the same morning of the death of Kim.
According to the case presented so far, the four men, who knew Aisyah and Huong only by code names, recruited them and formed to attack strangers as they did with Kim and gave them the forbidden chemical substance that restregaron him by face.
Airport security cameras displayed in court images captured the moment of the attack and the Prosecutor’s office said that recording linking women to the four suspects. Shortly after the arrival of Kim at the airport, could be seen as Huong approaches him, passes hands the face from behind and goes. There is a blurry figure that also appears fleeing brother by father of the North Korean leader, Kim Jong Un, and an investigator said that it was Aisyah.Kim died two hours after the attack. “In his ruling, the judge said that the evidence pointed to a”simultaneous Act”of women to attack Kim eyes, since the neurotoxin before inroads into your bloodstream, and rush and separate bathrooms.” I have no doubt that his desperate act of running towards the bathroom was only for removed poison in your hands”, said Azmi, pointing that the women seemed worried and tense before washing your hands, but relaxed after doing so. Lawyers for the accused said that they are pawns in a political assassination with clear links with the Embassy of North Korea in Kuala Lumpur.segun defense, prosecutors did not show that the two women had intent to kill, something key to determine if they are guilty of murder. They allege that the real culprits are the four North Korean citizens and pointed to an employee of the Embassy who helped organize their trip as proof of the involvement of diplomatic headquarters. The Malaysian authorities have never accused North Korea officially and made it clear that they did not want to politicize the judicial process. Kim, the eldest son of the family that rules North Korea since its Foundation, had been living abroad after falling in disgrace for years. It is believed that it could have been considered a threat to the power of the leader of the country, his brother Kim Jong Un.En this note: Malaysia Court Malaysian Korea the North Siti Aisyah Doan Thi Huong
