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Pair plead not guilty to killing Kim Jong Nam

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Two women accused of fatally poisoning the estranged half-brother of North Korea's ruler pleaded not guilty as their trial began Oct. 2 in Malaysia's High Court.

Siti Aisyah of Indonesia and Doan Thi Huong of Vietnam are suspected of smearing Kim Jong Nam's face with a banned nerve agent Feb. 13 at a crowded airport terminal in Kuala Lumpur, killing him within about 20 minutes. The women say they thought they were playing a harmless prank for a hidden-camera show. (Reuters)

金正男氏殺害の初公判、容疑者は無罪主張

北朝鮮の指導者・金正恩氏の異母兄、金正男氏が今年2月に殺害された事件で、殺人罪で起訴された女2人の初公判が10月2日に始まり、両被告は無罪を主張した。

The Japan Times ST: October 13, 2017