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Malaysia court rules Kim Jong Nam assassination trial can proceed
SHAH ALAM, Malaysia, Aug 16, 2018 (BSS/AFP) – A Malaysian court ruled
Thursday that the murder trial of two women accused of assassinating the
half-brother of North Korea’s leader in a hit that shocked the world can
proceed.
“I must accordingly find that the prosecution had made out a prima facie
case against the accused persons and I must therefore call upon them to enter
their defence on their respective charges,” judge Azmi Ariffin told the Shah
Alam High Court, outside Kuala Lumpur.
The ruling means the prosecution, which has been presenting its case for
several months, has shown that there is sufficient evidence to support a
murder charge against the women.
BSS/AFP/MR/ 1109 hrs