Ma police arrested another Korean male suspect suspected of murdering Jin Zhengnan.
Royal Malaysian Police Headquarters Statement
Cctv newsThe Royal Malaysian Police Headquarters issued a statement on the morning of 18th, saying that Malaysian police had arrested a male suspect suspected of murdering Jin Zhengnan. This is the third suspect arrested by the police.The suspect holds a North Korean passport. His name is RI JONG CHOL and his date of birth is May 6, 1970.Further investigation is continuing. In addition, the police earlier arrested a Malaysian man to assist in the investigation. (CCTV reporter Deng Xuemei Jia Jianjing Jin Dong)
Malaysian police have interrogated the suspect in Jin Zhengnan’s murder case.
On the afternoon of 17th, Malaysian police interrogated Malaysian man Mohammad farid who was suspected to be related to this incident. In order to avoid being photographed by the waiting media, farid entered through the back door of the police station under the escort of the police. Farid, 26, is the boyfriend of the second Indonesian female suspect involved in the case.
After the death of Jung-nam Kim, Malaysian police arrested two female suspects with Vietnamese and Indonesian passports on 15th and 16th respectively to assist in the investigation. The picture taken by CCTV reporter on the 16th showed that two female suspects were tried at Sepang police station at the same time that morning, and the formalities for postponing detention were completed.
North Korean ambassador: refused to recognize the autopsy results of Malaysia
At 11 o’clock on the evening of 17th, Jiang Zhe, the North Korean ambassador to Malaysia, appeared outside the forensic identification center of Kuala Lumpur Hospital where the body of the dead North Korean man was stored, and handed a paper statement to the media present. The statement confirmed that the man who died at Kuala Lumpur International Airport on the 13th was a North Korean citizen and held a diplomatic passport. The statement also stated that Malaysia forced an autopsy on the body of the dead North Korean man without the consent of the DPRK, and the DPRK would refuse to recognize the autopsy results.
Jiang Zhe said that the North Korean Embassy confirmed that the deceased was a North Korean citizen, and the North Korean Embassy subsequently refused to conduct an autopsy on the deceased. However, in the absence of personnel from the DPRK embassy, the hospital performed an autopsy on the deceased and refused to return the deceased’s body to the DPRK embassy.
Jiang Zhe, North Korean Ambassador to Malaysia:We refused to conduct an autopsy on the deceased. Ma Fang claimed that the deceased died of a heart attack. Only in this way did Ma have reason to conduct an autopsy. However, they forced an autopsy on the deceased without our presence.
North Korean ambassador: Malaysia deliberately hides the truth
Subsequently, Jiang Zhe handed a paper statement to the media present. The statement said that Malaysia had promised to return the body of the deceased if the DPRK submitted an application to the Malaysian Ministry of Foreign Affairs according to procedures after the autopsy was completed, but the DPRK’s request was delayed.
Jiang Zhe said that he had lodged a serious protest at the Malaysian police headquarters and once again demanded that Malaysia immediately hand over the body of the deceased to the DPRK Embassy. However, Malaysia once again rejected the DPRK’s request, which shows that Malaysia is deliberately concealing the truth.
Jiang Zhe, North Korean Ambassador to Malaysia:This is why (17th) in the afternoon, I went to the Malaysian police headquarters and strongly urged Ma Fangli to hand over the body of the deceased to the North Korean Embassy, but Ma Fang refused, and the reasons they gave had nothing to do with finding out the cause of death of the deceased.
Ambassador of North Korea: South Korea diverts its attention and slanders North Korea.
Jiang Zhe also accused South Korea of discrediting North Korea through this incident. Jiang Zhe hoped that the Malaysian government would not get involved in this conspiracy of "hostile forces" and demanded that the body of the deceased and the autopsy results be handed over to the DPRK as soon as possible.
Jiang Zhe said in a statement that the DPRK suspected that Malaysia had been instructed by the ROK to take action. The South Korean regime tried to use this incident to extricate itself from their biggest political scandal so far, and did not hesitate to slander the DPRK and mislead the international community through cunning plots and means.
Jiang Zhe, North Korean Ambassador to Malaysia:Therefore, this also strongly shows that Malaysia is deliberately deceiving us. Malaysia is deliberately hiding some facts that need time to verify. They are plotting with other external forces in an attempt to undermine the image of our North Korea.
Ambassador of the DPRK: The DPRK will appeal to the International Court of Justice.
In a statement issued on the same day, Jiang Zhe said that in protest, North Korea would appeal the incident to the International Court of Justice. Jiang Zhe did not specify the identity of the dead North Korean man in the media interview and subsequent statement.
Malaysian Deputy Prime Minister Zahid confirmed at a press conference on the 16th that the North Korean man who died at Kuala Lumpur International Airport on the 13th was Jin Zhengnan. The North Korean Embassy in Malaysia has asked Malaysia to return the remains of the deceased, but Malaysia must first complete the autopsy and other processes before handing over the remains through the embassy.