4 more North Korean suspects at large in Kim Jong Nam's killing
Malaysian authorities are searching for four more North Korean suspects who left the country the same day Kim Jong Nam, the North Korean leader's estranged half-brother, was killed.
Noor Rashid Ibrahim, deputy national police chief, identified the suspects at a news conference on Sunday. He also mentioned a fifth person of interest and two unnamed North Korean wanted in connection with the incident.
The four suspects identified are males ranging in age from 33 and 57, according to the Malaysian newspaper, The Star.
“I am not going disclose where they are,” he reporters. Interpol was helping with the investigation.
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Authorities have already arrested four nationals from Malaysia, Indonesia, Vietnam and North Korea.
One of the suspects, Siti Aisyah, 25, claims she was tricked into the killing. Indonesia Police Chief Tito Karnavian told The Associated Press that the woman received payment to take part in a prank for the TV show Just For Laughs. The stunts involved her and another woman persuading men to close their eyes and spraying them with water.
"Such an action was done three or four times and they were given a few dollars for it, and with the last target, Kim Jong Nam, allegedly there were dangerous materials in the sprayer," Karnavian told the AP.
Steph Solis reported from Tysons Corner, Va. Thomas Maresca reported from Jakarta, Indonesia.