Malaysia: Suspect charged with murder of N.Korea leader's half-brother freed

Malaysia– An Indonesian woman charged with the murder of North Korean leader's half-brother Kim Jong-nam, was discharged on Monday after the prosecutor withdrew the charge against her. 

The ruling came as a surprise to the defendant Siti Alsyan who told reporters that she was “shocked” to be free, CNN reported. 

Siti, along with a Vietnamese woman Doan Thi Huong was accused in February 2017 of poisoning Kim Jong-nam by rubbing VX nerve agent on his face at an airport in Kuala Lumpur. 

The estranged half-brother of Korean leader had died within 20 minutes from the chemical classified as a weapon of mass destruction. 

Both the women had pleaded not guilty to the murder. 
Before the attack, the suspects were brought to a nearby cafe where a man allegedly wiped a liquid on the hands of one of them. Lawyers for the two women claimed that the pair was tricked by a team of North Korean agents into believing that they were taking part in a reality TV show. 

No reason was given in the court by the prosecutor for withdrawing the charges against Siti Alsyan. (ANI) 
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