Re-screening of the video of Doan Thi Huong 'attacking' Kim Jong-nam

Footage showing North Korean citizen believed to be Kim Jong-nam being attacked at a Malaysian airport and two female suspects quickly fleeing was shown to the court during the trial on October 11.

Video footage shows the victim arriving at the departure hall at the low-cost carrier terminal at Kuala Lumpur International Airport on the morning of February 13 and entering the check-in area. A woman identified as Doan Thi Huong approached Kim at the check-in counter and slapped him in the face from behind before running away.

Kim Jong-nam.

The second suspect, Indonesian Siti Aisyah, did not attack the victim but also appeared in the video and ran in the other direction, police investigator Wan Azirul Nizam Che Wan Aziz testified in court.

Bernama news agency quoted Wan Azirul as saying in court that Huong acted forcefully and did not apologize to "Kim Jong-nam" as she had done when she committed a similar act with another person, also at the airport two days earlier.

In court, a video recording of the suspect practicing applying poison on "Kim Jong-nam's" face was also shown.

According to police investigator Wan Azirul, both women rushed to different restrooms, keeping their hands away from their bodies to avoid contact. After leaving the restroom, their hands were in their normal positions, the investigator said. Mr. Azirul also said that there was a restroom on the floor where the attack took place, but both suspects went to the restroom on the floor below.

Prosecutors said the two women knew they were using VX, which is classified as a weapon of mass destruction by the United Nations. A chemical weapons expert testified earlier that VX can be safely removed by thoroughly washing hands under water within 15 minutes of exposure.

Also during yesterday's testimony, police officer Wan Azirul said that "Kim Jong-nam" was carrying $100,000 in cash in his backpack at the time of his murder. This amount is currently kept safely in the office of the Sepang district police chief.

Next week, the judge, lawyers and two suspects will visit the crime scene.

Yesterday, after more than a week of trial, a special room was opened for journalists to cover the murder of "Kim Jong-nam". The room can accommodate 40 journalists and is located on the first floor of Shah Alam court. The trial on the fifth floor was broadcast live to this room.

According to Vietnamnet.vn