Malaysia expelled North Korean ambassador, reports Reuters . He must leave the country within 48 hours.
According to the agency, this is due to the investigation into the murder of Kim Jong Nam, the half-brother of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un.
On the eve of the Malaysian police released North Korean citizen Lee Jong Chol, a suspect in the murder of Kim Jong Nam. Now Cheol will be taken to the immigration office, after which he will be deported to his homeland.
The Malaysian authorities have already filed formal charges against the citizens of Vietnam and Indonesia. If the court finds the girls guilty of murder, they are executed. Four more North Koreans left Malaysia on the day of the murder, the police are asking the DPRK for their extradition.
Recall that the brother of the head of the DPRK, Kim Jong Nam, was killed at the airport of the capital of Malaysia on the morning of February 14. According to the autopsy, the cause of his death was severe paralysis caused by the nerve agent VX Nerve Agent, which is a component of chemical weapons.
Alexandra Kopacheva