Jong-nam murder: Vietnamese Doan sentenced to three years’ jail


SHAH ALAM: Vietnamese Doan Thi Huong, who had previously faced the gallows for the murder of North Korean Kim Jong-nam, has been sentenced to three years and four months in jail after she pleaded guilty to a lesser alternative charge.

Justice Azmi Ariffin, in his decision, ordered for the jail time to run from Doan's date of arrest, which was Feb 15, 2017.

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