Slain North Korean always had bodyguards in Malaysia, says friend

By Reports FARIK ZOLKEPLI, NICHOLAS CHENG, RAHIMY RAHIM, JASTIN AHMAD TARMIZI, NATASHA JOIBI, OH ING YEEN, EDDIE CHUA, HEMANANTHANI SIVANANDAM, HANIS ZAINAL, JO TIMBUONG, MAZWIN NIK ANIS, JOSEPH KAOS Jr, IWAN SHU-ASWAD SHUAIB, LOH FOON FONG and THO XIN YI

Nation
Thursday, 16 Feb 2017
12:00 AM MYT

PETALING JAYA: The murdered Kim Jong-nam used to enjoy coming to Malaysia but always had bodyguards with him as he feared for his life, says a restaurant owner who knew him.

“I suspect he had a device to jam the CCTVs. Whenever I checked the cameras after he left, there would be nothing,” said Alex Hwang, a South Korean whose restaurant Jong-nam frequented.

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