Police: Jong-nam's body will not be released until DNA sample given


Kim Jong-Nam. -AFP filepic

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia will not release the body of the half-brother of North Korea’s leader until his family has provided a DNA sample, despite Pyongyang’s request that the remains be returned.

“So far, no family member or next-of-kin has come to identify or claim the body. We need a DNA sample of a family member to match the profile of the dead person,” Selangor state police chief Abdul Samah Mat told AFP on Friday.

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