Malaysia names 4 North Koreans in Kim Jong-nam murder probe
Suspects believed to have fled Malaysia same day as Jong-nam -- half-brother of North Korean leader -- was assassinated
A Malaysian police car escorts a hospital van exiting the Forensic Department of the Putrajaya Hospital outside Kuala Lumpur on February 15, 2017. 45-year-old Kim Jong-nam was assassinated at an airport in Malaysia by a pair of unidentified women who allegedly murdered him using poisoned needles before escaping from the scene, reported. (Alexandra Radu - Anadolu Agency)
By P Prem Kumar
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia
Police named four North Koreans as primary suspects on Sunday in the assassination case of Kim Jong-
The men were named as Ri Ji-
Speaking at a press conference in the capital Kuala Lumpur, senior police official Noor Rashid Ibrahim said the four men were believed to have fled Malaysia on Feb. 13, the same day Jong-
"We have established contacts with foreign authorities to locate them. Investigations are underway," Ibrahim said.
He declined to say whether the four men had direct connections to the killing. He also refused to reveal where the four men departed to on the day of the murder, claiming it could affect police investigations.
So far, police have arrested four people in the case.
Ibrahim added the Malaysian government had given two weeks to Jong-
"I am giving two weeks, not more. If not claimed by then, the next course of actions would be informed to the media," he said.
He added that no family members of Jong-Nam had come forward yet to claim the body.
The first post-mortem on the cause of Jong-
