KUALA LUMPUR: The Health Ministry is awaiting an official announcement from the Malaysian government on the management of the body of Kim Jong-nam, the elder half-brother of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, who was assassinated in the country last month.
Minister Datuk Seri Dr S Subramaniam said Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak might make an announcement after studying the demand of Jong-nam’s next-of-kin.
He was speaking to reporters after delivering a keynote address at the 2017 Healthcare Forum in Malaysia themed, ‘Optimising Healthcare Delivery in Malaysia’ here yesterday.
Dr Subramaniam was commenting on a statement by Deputy Inspector-General of Police Tan Sri Noor Rashid Ibrahim on Jong-nam’s family giving permission to the Malaysian government to manage the body of the deceased.
Jong-nam, who carried a passport bearing the name Kim Chol had his face daubed with the VX Nerve Agent by two foreign women while he was waiting to board a flight to Macau on Feb 13 at KL International Airport 2.
He died on the way to Putrajaya Hospital. — Bernama