Kim Jong Nam: More N. Koreans being sought; break-in attempt at mortuary
- Malaysian authorities know who the suspect in the break-in is, but won't say publicly
- They also believe four North Korean suspects are back in Pyongyang
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (CNN)Malaysian
authorities want to speak with a North Korean embassy worker and
airline employee as part of their investigation into the murder of Kim
Jong Nam.
The two being sought
are Hyon Kwang Song, who worked at the North Korean embassy in Malaysia,
and Kim Uk Il, a staff member of the North Korean carrier Air Koryo,
Malaysian Inspector-General of Police Khalid Abu Bakar told a Wednesday
news conference. Both are still in Malaysia, he said.
Kim
Jong Nam was the estranged half-brother of North Korean leader Kim Jong
Un. He died last Monday after a suspected poisoning while trying to
catch a flight from Kuala Lumpur to Macau.
Security
has been increased at the mortuary where Kim Jong Nam's body is being
held after an attempted break-in, Bakar told reporters.
But he wouldn't be pushed on whether the break-in suspects were North Korean.
"We know who they are. No need to tell you," he said.
Royal
Malaysian Police Special Forces personnel stand guard inside the
compound of the forensic wing at Hospital Kuala Lumpur in the early
hours of Tuesday, where the body of a North Korean man suspected to be
Kim Jong Nam, the estranged half-brother of North Korean leader Kim Jong
Un, is being kept.
Bakar
said that North Korean authorities had not complied with requests to
hand over the suspects in Pyongyang, or offered assistance to help the
Malaysians interview Hyon Kwang Song and Kim Uk Il.
If Kim and Hyon do not come forward, police will seek arrest warrants for them, Bakar said.
"We are being very fair in the investigation and they should assist us," he said.
Bakar also shot down the idea of a joint investigation with the North Koreans, saying it's not their jurisdiction.
Royal Malaysian Police Inspector-General Khalid Abu Bakar addresses journalists on Wednesday, February 22.
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