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12:07, 27-Oct-2017
CCTV footage shows 4 suspects allegedly involved in Kim Jong Nam's death
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Prosecutors in Kim Jong Nam’s murder trial presented airport CCTV footage on Thursday, showing four male suspects were also involved at the crime scene.
Wan Azirul, the investigating officer, testified one of the men was believed to have been the "mastermind" in the killing of Kim Jong Nam on February 13 at Kuala Lumpur International Airport.
Indonesian Siti Aisyah and Vietnamese Doan Thi Huong are currently the only two suspects facing trial. They both pleaded not guilty.
The charge sheet says four other individuals still at large are suspected of murdering Kim along with the women, and Wan Azirul previously said the four were known to the women by pseudonyms —Mr. Y, Mr. Chang, Hanamori and James.
Wan Azirul testified that the video showed Hanamori arriving at the airport’s budget terminal just after 7:30 a.m. and sitting at a table with James. The other two men are then seen taking it in turns to separately sit down and talk to Hanamori.
The officer said Hanamori, Mr. Chang and Mr. Y changed their clothes after the attack and then headed to the airport's main terminal, where they were filmed together in the departure hall. James was filmed heading to an airport hotel at the main terminal following the attack and checked out and was also seen in the terminal's departure hall later.
The two women, who were arrested a few days after the assassination and face death by hanging if convicted, said they were tricked into believing they were taking part in a prank for a reality TV show, and South Korea has accused the DPRK of ordering the assasination. Pyongyang denies the allegations.