Kim Jong-nam murder trial adjourned again until March


Vietnamese national Doan Thi Huong is due to begin her defence on March 11, having been charged in Malaysia with murdering the North Korean leader's half- brother.

Shah Alam (Malaysia) (AFP) - The trial of two women accused of murdering the North Korean leader's half-brother was adjourned Monday until March, and the case will now drag on until at least mid-2019.

Siti Aisyah from Indonesia and Doan Thi Huong from Vietnam have been on trial since October 2017, accused of murdering Kim Jong-nam by smearing the nerve agent VX on his face at Kuala Lumpur airport.

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