Jong-nam murder trial: Defence counsel claims no common intention proven


SHAH ALAM: The prosecution has failed to prove that there was common intention between the two accused in committing the alleged murder of Kim Chol (Kim Jong-nam), who was the North Korean leader Kim Jong-un’s half-brother, claimed a defence counsel.

Counsel Gooi Soon Seng submitted at the High Court here that his client Siti Aisyah, 26, was never jointly charged for having the intention with the second accused Vietnamese Doan Thi Huong, 29.

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