From then, reports indicate he was aware his life was in danger. *Around the same time of his father’s death, Kim Jong Nam survived an attempt on his life six years ago in Macau – the site of a bloody shootout with his bodyguards. It’s believed Kim Jong Un offered him the position in an effort to keep close reins on his half-brother he viewed as a threat. *Citing South Korean newspaper Chosun Ilbo, the Telegraph reports Kim Jong Nam previously worked for North Korea’s foreign ministry to Japan, where he attended school. The Independent reported Kim Jong Il was so embarrassed by his son’s actions that he cancelled a looming trip to China. He told authorities his intention was to visit Tokyo’s Disneyland. But in 2001, Nam was busted in Japan for attempting to sneak into the country using a falsified passport from the Dominican Republic. *As Kim Jong Il’s oldest son, Kim Jong Nam once was considered his father’s heir. *Kim Jong Nam was the first-born child of late North Korean dictator Kim Jong Il, who conceived him with his first mistress, Song Hye Rim. The South’s government has said the North also executed a vice-premier for education in 2016 for unspecified anti-revolutionary and factional acts, and a defence minister in 2015 for treason.Īs of midday Tuesday, officials in Kuala Lumpur were still searching for the alleged assassins. The most spectacular among them was the 2013 execution of his uncle, Jang Song Thaek, once considered the country’s second most powerful man, for what the North alleged was treason. Since taking power in late 2011, Kim Jong Un has executed or purged a slew of high-level government officials in what the South Korean government has described as a “reign of terror.” Kim Jong Nam and Kim Jong Un have the same father, late dictator Kim Jong Il, but different mothers. He reportedly enjoyed gambling and has been living in recent years in Macau, Singapore and Malaysia. He reportedly fell out of favour in North Korea after being caught trying to enter Japan on a false passport in 2001, saying he wanted to visit Tokyo Disneyland. Kim Jong Nam, who was waiting to board a flight to Macau, was in pain as he sought help at an information centre, a source told the Associated Press. "(She) was positively identified from the CCTV footage at the airport and was alone at the time of the arrest," read a statement obtained by ABC. Police in the Malaysian capital said the suspect was detained at the airport. Kim Jong Nam’s murder made headlines Tuesday when it was reported two female operatives – believed to be North Korean – approached the 45-year-old at the Kuala Lumpur airport and sprayed him with a chemical substance that reportedly caused his death. Police said they were hunting for more suspects. Still photos of the video, confirmed as authentic by police, showed a woman in a skirt and long-sleeved white T-shirt with “LOL” across the front. She was identified using earlier surveillance video from the airport, police said. It was not immediately clear whether the passport was genuine.
Did Malaysian authorities get the last laugh?Ĭops in Malaysia have reportedly arrested a woman – donning a ‘LOL’ sweater – on Wednesday that they believe is connected to the assassination of Kim Jong Nam, the half-brother of North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un.Īlso Wednesday, Malaysian police confirmed the woman in custody was carrying Vietnamese travel documents bearing the name Doan Thi Huong at the Kuala Lumpur airport budget terminal, where Kim Jong Nam was attacked.
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