Kim Jong Nam's death: No visa-free entry for N Koreans in Malaysia
Two women were charged with the murder of Kim Jong Nam on Wednesday.
Kuala
Lumpur,
March
2:
Malaysia
will
cancel
visa-free
entry
for
North
Koreans,
Deputy
Prime
Minister
Ahmad
Zahid
Hamidi
announced,
citing
security
reasons.
The
rule
would
come
into
effective
from
March
6,
The
Malaysian
Star
daily
reported
on
Thursday.
Ahmad Zahid, who is also Home Minister, said he was waiting to be briefed by the ministry's legal adviser and the Attorney-General's Chambers on the status of the North Korean chemist held over the death of Kim Jong-nam, the estranged brother of Pyongyang leader Kim Jong-un.
"We will know in the next few hours whether the man will be released, investigated or deported," he said. According to reports, North Korean Ri Jong Chol is expected to be released from police custody when his remand order expires on Friday.
The move comes in the wake of Kim Jong Nam death on February 13 at the Kuala Lumpur airport. He was attacked with he was poisoned with VX nerve agent, which according to the UN is a weapon of mass destruction.
Two women were charged with his murder on Wednesday.
IANS