Court shown videos of suspects fleeing

> Both accused seen leaving airport in different taxis

SHAH ALAM: CCTV videos of Kim Jong-Nam being attacked by two suspects and clips of them hurrying away afterwards at the KL International Airport 2 (klia2) were presented to the High Court yesterday.

Investigating officer from the Sepang district police headquarters, ASP Wan Azirul Nizam Che Wan Aziz, told the court that while the first suspect, Indonesian Siti Aisyah, 25, cannot be identified in the video during the attack, subsequent clips presented showed an individual who appears to be her fleeing the crime scene.

Several clips presented by deputy public prosecutor Wan Shahrudin Wan Ladin showed the second suspect, Vietnamese Doan Thi Huong, 29, more prominently as she was seen leaving the scene and heading towards the toilet with her hands described by Wan Azirul Nizam as being in an “uncomfortable” position.

Both women were captured leaving different toilets with their hands in a normal position and were seen leaving separately from the airport in separate taxis.

The High Court also viewed a video of Jong-Nam, who was seen arriving at the departure hall of klia2 on the morning of Feb 13 and moving to a check-in area just moments before the attack.

In another video, a woman identified in court by Wan Azirul Nizam as Doan is seen approaching Jong-Nam at the check-in counter and places both her palms on his face from behind.

Wan Azirul Nizam told the court while Siti cannot be seen attacking Jong-Nam, he identified her as the person seen in the video running away.

Based on another clip, he also told the court that Doan appeared “aggressive” and didn’t apologise to Jong-Nam like she did to an unidentified person she approached in a similar manner two days earlier.

That encounter was described by the prosecution as a practice session for smearing Jong-Nam’s face with VX nerve agent.

Videos of Siti having drinks with an unidentified man wearing a black cap at Bibik Heritage restaurant prior to the murder was also shown to the court.

Wan Azirul Nizam also told the court that US$100,000 (RM422,000) in Jong-Nam’s knapsack is being kept in a safe at the Sepang police district headquarters.

The court adjourned after Wan Azirul Nizam said he was unwell and had to take leave from court.

Meanwhile, defence counsel Datuk Hisyam Teh Poh Teik called on High Court judge Datuk Azmi Ariffin to expunge certain words such as “aggressive”, “attack” and “nervous” uttered by the witness during his testimony on the video clips.

However, Azmi ruled that he will consider the matter during the final submission by the defence.

Siti and Doan, and four others still at large, were charged with the murder of Jong-Nam, who travelled with a passport bearing the name of Kim Chol.

Jong-Nam, who is the estranged half-brother of North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un, died while on the way to Putrajaya Hospital.