Tag: Dong Thi Huong

Vietnam woman in Kim Jong Nam case in new release bid

KUALA LUMPUR, Indonesia (AFP) — A Vietnamese woman on trial for assassinating the North Korean leader’s half-brother is expected to learn next week whether her second bid for freedom has succeeded, her lawyer said Thursday. Doan Thi Huong is accused of murdering Kim Jong Nam with nerve agent VX at Kuala Lumpur airport in 2017, in a Cold War-style hit that shocked the world. Her co-accused — Siti Aisyah from Indonesia — was unexpectedly released […]