SHAH ALAM (AP): Malaysian prosecutors have, on Monday (March 11), withdrawn the murder charge against the Indonesian suspect in the murder of Kim Jong-nam, the half-brother of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un.
Prosecutor Iskandar Ahmad did not give a reason for dropping the charge against Siti Aisyah, and it was not yet clear in Monday’s court proceedings if she would be charged with a lower count.
Aisyah’s lawyer, Gooi Soon Seng said she should be acquitted, as the prosecution's case against her had closed. A High Court judge last August had found there was enough evidence to infer that Siti Aisyah and Vietnamese suspect Doan Thi Huong, along with four missing North Korean suspects, had engaged in a “well-planned conspiracy” to kill Kim Jong-nam.
Aisyah’s defense had been put on hold, while a court heard arguments over obtaining a witness statement. - AP
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