BEIJING Ri Jong Chol, a suspect within the homicide of the estranged half-brother of North Korea's chief, mentioned in Beijing that he was a sufferer of a conspiracy by Malaysian authorities trying to break the dignity of North Korea.
Ri, a North Korean, accused Malaysia of utilizing coercion to attempt to extract a confession from him, he informed reporters outdoors the North Korea embassy in Beijing on Saturday.
Kim Jong Nam was murdered on Feb. 13 at Kuala Lumpur Worldwide Airport, after being assaulted by two ladies who Malaysian police imagine smeared his face with VX, a chemical labeled by the United Nations as a weapon of mass destruction.
The homicide of Kim Jong Nam has soured relations between Malaysia and North Korea, which had maintained pleasant ties for many years.
Ri mentioned he was not on the airport on the day of the killing, and knew nothing concerning the accusation that his automotive was used within the case.
Ri was in Beijing en route again to North Korea after Malaysia deported him.
His arrival on the Beijing worldwide airport early on Saturday was greeted by a swarm of South Korean and Japanese reporters, however Ri was whisked away from the chaotic scene by Chinese language police earlier than he was in a position to make any assertion.
Exterior the embassy, Ri informed reporters that he was offered with false proof in Malaysia, and police confirmed him footage of his household in detention.
"I noticed that it is a conspiracy, plot, to attempt to harm the standing and honor of the republic," Ri mentioned.
South Korean intelligence and U.S. officers say the homicide was an assassination organized by North Korean brokers.
(Reporting by Ben Blanchard and Joseph Campbell; Further reporting by Jack Kim in SEOUL; Writing by Ryan Woo; Modifying by Alison Williams)
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