Kim Jong Nam murder case moves to Malaysian high court
No date given for first hearing at Shah Alam High Court but likely to take place "within a month"
Kuala Lumpur
THE case of the two women charged in Malaysia with killing the estranged half-brother of North Korea's leader was transferred to a higher court on Tuesday, as a defence lawyer complained of not getting all of the documents he had requested.
Indonesian Siti Aishah, 25, and Doan Thi Huong, 28, from Vietnam, face the death penalty if convicted of murdering Kim Jong Nam at Kuala Lumpur airport on February 13.
The two women are accused of smearing Mr Kim's face with VX nerve a…
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