None of Jong-Nam's kin show up
Published on: Thursday, February 23, 2017
Kuala Lumpur: Neither family member nor next-of-kin of murdered Kim Jong-nam, the elder half-brother of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, has come to give DNA sample or identify the body, says Inspector-General of Police, Tan Sri Khalid Abu Bakar.He said local and foreign media reports which claimed Jong-nam's son, Kim Han-sol, had provided blood samples to identify the body at the National Institute of Forensic Medicine (IPFN), Kuala Lumpur Hospital (KLH) recently, was merely a rumour."Hence, do not believe rumours spread on the social media, (rather) let us investigate the case.
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"Until now, none of Jong-nam's family members has showed up at IPFN to provide DNA samples and identify the body," he told a press conference at the federal police headquarters in Bukit Aman, here, Wednesday.Khalid said the police had given a two-week time frame to Jong-nam's family to identify the body."I am requesting any next-of-kin of Jong-nam to appear at the Kuala Lumpur Hospital mortuary to provide DNA samples and identify the body," he said, assuring police protection if Jong-nam's next-of-kin arrived in Malaysia for that purpose.Stay up-to-date by following Daily Express’s Telegram channel.
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"We received a police report (on the trespassing) so we sent in Stafoc and not for any other reason (as alleged by the media that the police escorted Jong-nam's son to give DNA samples and identify the body)," added Khalid.
