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10:09, 02-Oct-2017
Trial begins in assassination of DPRK leader’s half-brother
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Updated at 10:15 a.m.
The two women pleaded not guilty to the murder of DPRK leader's half-brother, Kim Jong Nam, on Monday at a high court in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
They claimed that they were duped into believing they were taking part in a prank for a reality TV show.
Updated at 10:08 a.m.
The trial of the two women charged with murdering Kim Jong Nam, the half-brother of the DPRK leader Kim Jong Un, started on Monday in a high court in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Both 25-year-old Siti Aisyah of Indonesia and 28-year-old Doan Thi Huong of Vietnam, are expected to plead not guilty. They are charged with murdering Kim Jong Nam with a toxic chemical nerve agent at the Kuala Lumpur International Airport on February 13 this year. If convicted, the two women could face the death penalty.
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