"Straits Times" said : Kim Jong Nam murder suspect Siti Aisyah's father surprised she had gone to Malaysia, SE Asia News & Top Stories

SERANG, Indonesia (Bernama) - The family of Siti Aisyah, arrested over the killing of North Korean Kim Jong Nam in Kuala Lumpur, is surprised that she had gone to Malaysia. "Despite being poor, Siti Aisyah is a hardworking and friendly girl, but never naughty," he said. He said Siti Aisyah was married to a businessman and they had a son. Mr Kim Jong Nam was at KLIA2 at about 9am on that day to board a flight to Macau when a woman suddenly covered his face with a cloth laced with what is believed to be poison. As far as the family knows, Siti Aisyah, 25, was working as a clothing salesperson in Batam, Indonesia, said her father, Asria Nur Hasan, 56.


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Doan Thi Huong is thought to be one of two women seen approaching Kim Jong Nam on Feb. 13 at a Malaysian airport. Meanwhile, officials are having difficulty determining whether poison killed Kim Jong Nam, with inconclusive autopsy results. The family of the woman identified as a suspect in the killing say they don't believe she knowingly participated in the assassination. Quyen said after the family heard that Huong was arrested in Malaysia, they tried to call her, but could not get through. Kim died later after telling airport personnel that he had been sprayed in the face with a liquid.


"She did not know she was being recruited (for it)," General Tito said to reporters during a break in parliament. It must be processed by the law in accordance with the legal system there," said General Tito. On Wednesday, he said Malaysia had a right to investigate the case, but that Indonesia would protect its citizens. Mr Iqbal said Indonesia appreciated the ongoing legal process in Malaysia and is still waiting for consular access to be granted. JAKARTA: An Indonesian foreign affairs ministry official on Wednesday (Feb 22) said it is still too early to draw conclusions on the case against one of its citizens Siti Aisyah, who has been remanded in Malaysia in connection with the alleged assassination of Kim Jong Nam.


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