North Korea to reject Jong-nam’s autopsy report, says envoy


KUALA LUMPUR: North Korea has accused the Malaysian Government of colluding with Pyongyang’s enemies over the assassination of Kim Jong-nam, the half-brother of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un.

Its ambassador to Malaysia, Kang Chol, who broke his silence, told reporters outside the Hospital Kuala Lumpur mortuary late last night that North Korea would reject the outcome of the post mortem “on its citizen without permission”.

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