Malaysian court approves N. Korean’s extradition to US
Friday, 13 Dec 2019 01:58 PM MYT
KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 13 — A North Korean man is likely to face money-laundering charges in the United States after a Malaysian court approved his extradition today, in a case his lawyers claim is politically motivated. The 54-year-old, who has lived in Malaysia with his family for a decade, was arrested in May following an extradition request from Washington.“I am sad and disappointed with the court action,” said his lawyer Jagjit Singh, who previously criticised the extradition bid as “solely based on politics”.
His case has shone a spotlight on trade ties between Pyongyang and Singapore, with several companies in the city charged in recent times over shipping banned goods to the North.
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