THE ASSASINATION

OF KIM JONG NAM

February 13 2017
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
WHO IS KIM JONG NAM?
Kim Jong-nam (10 May 1971 – 13 February 2017) was the eldest son of North Korean leader Kim Jong Il.
On 13 February 2017, Kim Jong-nam died after being exposed to VX nerve agent at Kuala Lumpur International
Airport in Malaysia. It was widely believed that he was killed on the orders of his half-brother Kim Jong Un.
Four North Korean suspects left the airport shortly after the attack, travelling back to Pyongyang.

Kim Jong-nam was born in 1971 in Pyongyang, North Korea, to Song Hye-rim, one of Kim Jong Il's mistresses.
Due to the secrecy of his parentage, he was initially kept out of school and privately tutored by Song Hye-rim's
sister. He left North Korea and lived in Russia and Switzerland, returning in 1988. Known for his artistic talents
and fiery temperament, he had a strained relationship with his father and showed no interest in succeeding
him. He had a passion for film and even had a personal movie set.

In 1998, Kim Jong-nam was appointed to a senior position in the Ministry of Public Security of North Korea, as
a future leader. He was also reported to have been appointed head of the North Korean Computer Committee,
in charge of developing an information technology (IT) industry. In January 2001, he accompanied his father to
Shanghai, where he had talks with Chinese officials on the IT industry.
 On 13 February 2017, Kim Jong-nam died after being exposed to VX nerve
agent at Kuala Lumpur International Airport in Malaysia. It was widely believed
that he was killed on the orders of his half-brother Kim Jong Un. Four North
Korean suspects left the airport shortly after the attack, travelling back to
Pyongyang.

An Indonesian woman, Siti Aisyah, and a Vietnamese woman, Đoàn Thị Hương,
were charged with murder but said they thought they were taking part in a TV
prank. In March 2019, Siti Aisyah was freed after the charge against her was
dropped. In April, the murder charge against Hương was also dropped, and she
pleaded guilty to the lesser charge of "voluntarily causing hurt by dangerous
weapons or means". She was sentenced to three years and four months in
prison, but received a one-third reduction in her term, and was released on 3
May 2019.
WHY WAS HE ASSISANTED?
SEEN AS A THREAT TO
01 NORTH KOREA
BEING CRITICAL OF KIM
02 JONG UN
ALLEGEDLY PROVIDING
INFORMATION TO THE
03 CIA
TO REMOVE A POTENTIAL
RIVAL AND TO STRENGTHEN
04 KIMG JONG UN’S GRIP ON
POWER
WHY WAS HE EXILED IN THE FIRST
PLACE?
In May 2001, Kim Jong-nam was arrested in Japan on arrival at Narita
International Airport, accompanied by two women and a four-year-old
boy identified as his son. He was travelling on a forged Dominican
Passport using a Chinese alias, Pang Xiong ( 胖熊 ; 'fat bear’). After
being detained, he was deported to China, where he said he was
travelling to Japan to visit Tokyo Disneyland. The incident caused his
father to cancel a planned visit to China due to the embarrassment it
caused him.

However, Kim himself said his loss of favour had been due to
advocating reform.
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