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National Police let Foreign Ministry handle Siti Aisyah case
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Residents walk in a narrow alley where the house of Siti Aisyah, the Indonesian woman suspected of being involved in the killing of the North Korean leader's half brother in Malaysia, is located in Tambora neighborhood in Jakarta, Indonesia, on Feb. 17. Family and former neighbors of Aisyah are stunned by the arrest of the young mother who they say was a polite and quiet. (AP/Dita Alangkara)
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he National Police have agreed to let the Foreign Ministry handle the case of Siti Aisyah, the Indonesian citizen who has been named a suspect by the Malaysian police in the assassination of a man believed to be Kim Jong-nam, the half-brother of North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un.
Siti Aisyah, a 25-year-old Indonesian citizen from Serang, was named a suspect alongside three other suspects with Malaysian, Vietnamese and North Korean passports.
The Malaysian Police are hunting for four other North Korean suspects who fled the country.
National Police spokesperson Brig. Gen. Rikwanto said on Tuesday the National Police, the Indonesian Embassy in Malaysia and the Directorate General of Immigration would publicize developments in the case through the Foreign Ministry.
“The National Police have given the information to the Foreign Ministry. The ministry will give the releases and updates,” Rikwanto said.
National Police spokesperson Sr. Comr. Martinus Sitompul told The Jakarta Post that Indonesian citizens who live abroad are under the supervision of the Foreign Ministry and will receive legal assistance from Indonesian embassies if they get into trouble. (evi)
