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Indonesian involved in North Korean leader's brother's murder should be protected: NGO
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Woman in white: This image provided by Star TV on Feb. 15 of CCTV footage from Feb. 13 shows a woman (center) in white at Kuala Lumpur International Airport in Sepang, Malaysia, who police say was arrested Wednesday in connection with the death of Kim Jong Nam, the half-brother of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. (Star TV via AP) (AP/file)
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igrant Care, an NGO that deals with migrant worker issues, has urged the government to gain access to and guarantee the safety of an Indonesian woman, identified as Siti Aisyah, who has been implicated in the murder of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un’s half-brother, Kim Jong-nam.
“Whatever her status is in the case, the government should try to get access to and guarantee her safety,” Migrant Care executive director Wahyu Susilo said in a statement on Friday.
Earlier, the Foreign Ministry confirmed that the woman who had been arrested by Malaysian police was an Indonesian, saying it was trying to get access to the woman purportedly from Serang, Banten province.
Besides arresting Siti, the police reportedly apprehended Siti’s boyfriend, a Malaysian, and another woman who held a Vietnamese passport. Siti and the other woman were apprehended after being identified by CCTV at Kuala Lumpur International Airport.
Kim died on the way to hospital on Monday after one of the women allegedly sprayed a poisonous substance on him while he was waiting for a flight at the airport. (jun)
