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Kim Jong Nam murder trial set for October 2nd

Jul 28, 2017

The trial of the two women accused of murdering Kim Jong Nam, has been set for October 2nd. 

A plea from both accused will be recorded on the first day of the trial. 

The prosecution is expected to call in up to 40 witnesses, including 10 experts, to testify. 

The women, an Indonesian and a Vietnamese national, have been charged along with four others still at large, with murdering Jong Nam at KLIA 2 back in February, by wiping his face with the VX nerge agent. 

They face the mandatory death sentence upon conviction.