VNY – 16 thg 2, 2017
Nếu các bên đều chộp lấy sự việc Kim Jongnam bị ám sát để lợi dụng thì tình hình căng thẳng có thể gia tăng trên bán đảo Triều Tiên và thậm chí có thể dẫn tới xung đột.
Chuyên mục: North Korea
Woman ‘paid $100 to target Kim Jong-nam in prank’
February 17, 20171:20pm
A WOMAN suspected of being involved in the assassination plot of Kim Jong-un’s brother was reportedly offered just $100 to carry out the attack which she believed was a prank.
As Malaysian police detained a third person over the death of Kim Jong-nam, it has been revealed that the two women and four men allegedly involved didn’t know each other before being brought together to carry out the attack.
According to UK newspaperThe Telegraph, a Malaysian security source revealed the six suspects were all living in Kuala Lumpur and were recruited by a secret service agent.
Dean Thi Huong, 28, from Nam Dinh, Vietnam, was arrested on Wednesday at the airport budget departure hall where Kim Jong-nam was attacked.
Indonesian national Siti Aishah was taken into custody on Thursday. Tiếp tục đọc “Woman ‘paid $100 to target Kim Jong-nam in prank’”
Police arrest third suspect in Kim Jong Nam assassination
A medical staff member stands at the entrance of the forensic department at a hospital in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Thursday, Feb. 16, 2017. Malaysian police arrested a woman Wednesday in the apparent assassination of Kim Jong Nam, the North Korean leader’s exiled half brother who South Korean spies say once begged his sibling to spare his life. (Vincent Thian/AP)
“Suspect is currently remanded in custody to assist investigation,” Khalid Abu Bakar, the inspector general of police, said in a statement.
Arrests made over death of Kim Jong-nam
Malaysian police say first female suspect was carrying Vietnamese passport and was alone at the time of arrest.
Malaysian police have detained a second woman believed to be connected to the death of Kim Jong Nam, the half brother of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, state media reported.
Police Inspector General Tan Sri Khalid Abu Bakar confirmed the detention on Thursday and said an official statement would be released later in the day, state news agency Bernama said.
On Wednesday, a a woman carrying Vietnamese travel documents bearing the name Doan Thi Huong was arrested at Kuala Lumpur International Airport, the scene of Monday’s poisoning. Tiếp tục đọc “Arrests made over death of Kim Jong-nam”
Vụ ông Kim Jong-nam bị giết: Bắt nữ nghi phạm thứ 2
16/02/2017 10:30
(NLĐO) – Tổng thanh tra cảnh sát Malaysia Khalid Abu Bakar hôm 16-2 xác nhận một phụ nữ khác đã bị bắt vì nghi liên quan đến cái chết của ông Kim Jong-nam, anh trai nhà lãnh đạo Triều Tiên Kim Jong-un.
Theo tuyên bố được cảnh sát đưa ra, người phụ nữ này 25 tuổi, có mang hộ chiếu Indonesia. Thông tin ghi trên hộ chiếu cho biết người phụ nữ này tên Siti Aishah, đến từ TP Serang.
Nữ nghi phạm đầu tiên bị bắt hôm 15-2 và dự kiến ra tòa ngày 16-2. Nhiều phóng viên đã tập trung bên ngoài tòa án ở Sepang để đợi đưa tin về phiên tòa. Tiếp tục đọc “Vụ ông Kim Jong-nam bị giết: Bắt nữ nghi phạm thứ 2”
Lời khai của nữ nghi phạm sát hại anh trai Kim Jong-un
Thứ tư, 15/2/2017 | 18:22 GMT+7
Nữ nghi phạm trong vụ sát hại Kim Jong-nam, anh trai nhà lãnh đạo Triều Tiên Kim Jong-un cho biết cô được 4 nam thanh niên chỉ đạo thực hiện vụ tấn công.
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Nữ nghi phạm đã bị bắt khi quay lại sân bay tìm bạn. Ảnh: Star |
Theo Oriental Daily của Malaysia, nữ nghi phạm 29 tuổi bị cảnh sát Malaysia bắt giữ hôm nay trong cuộc điều tra liên quan đến vụ sát hại Kim Jong-nam, anh trai của nhà lãnh đạo Triều Tiên Kim Jong-un.
Nghi phạm đi cùng một người bạn nữ và 4 người đàn ông. Họ đến Malaysia với tư cách du khách. Nghi phạm nói rằng ngay sau khi họ hạ cánh tại sân bay, 4 người đàn ông nói rằng họ muốn chơi khăm một trong những hành khách. Họ chỉ đạo cô phun chất lỏng vào mặt Kim Jong-nam. Người phụ nữ còn lại bịt khăn tay vào mặt nạn nhân.
Tiếp tục đọc “Lời khai của nữ nghi phạm sát hại anh trai Kim Jong-un”
North Korea: isolated state with a long history of assassinations
Kim Jong-nam’s death is believed to have been an ordered hit. If so it would not be the first time citizens were targeted abroad
Wednesday 15 February 2017 06.33 EST Last modified on Wednesday 15 February 2017 11.41 EST
Kim Jong-nam was almost certainly murdered by North Korean agents, according to intelligence officials in South Korea, as suspicions mount that his assassination at Kuala Lumpur airport was ordered by his estranged half-brother, the North Korean leader, Kim Jong-un.
Kim Jong-nam, Kim Jong-il’s eldest son, was once seen as heir apparent, but fell out of favour in 2001 following a failed attempt to enter Japan on a forged passport, apparently to visit Disneyland. He lived in Macau while his brother took over the nuclear-armed state. Tiếp tục đọc “North Korea: isolated state with a long history of assassinations”
North Korean officials objected to autopsy on Kim Jong Nam’s body: Source
- Posted 15 Feb 2017 21:52
- Updated 15 Feb 2017 23:26
People watch a television news report in a Seoul railway station on the death of Kim Jong-Nam, the half-brother of North Korean leader. (Photo: AFP/JUNG Yeon-Je)KUALA LUMPUR: North Korean government officials in Malaysia objected to an autopsy being performed on the body of the estranged half-brother of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, Malaysian government sources aware of the discussions said on Wednesday (Feb 15).
North Korea embassy officials leave the morgue at Kuala Lumpur General Hospital. (Photo: Reuters / Edgar Su)
The officials requested that the body be released to them right away, but Malaysia rejected the request, several sources said.
No decision has been taken on whether the body of Kim Jong Nam will be handed over to North Korea, the sources added. Tiếp tục đọc “North Korean officials objected to autopsy on Kim Jong Nam’s body: Source”
Female suspect arrested over death of Kim Jong-nam – female suspect carrying Vietnamese passport
Female suspect arrested over death of Kim Jong-nam
Malaysian police say female suspect was carrying Vietnamese passport and was alone at the time of arrest.
AlJazeera
Malaysia police have arrested a female suspect in connection with the death of Kim Jong-nam, the estranged half-brother of North Korea’s leader Kim Jong-un.
Police said the woman they arrested on Wednesday carried a Vietnamese passport and was alone at the time of arrest.
The woman, detained at the low-cost terminal of the Kuala Lumpur International Airport in the Malaysian capital, was identified on the travel document as Doan Thi Huong born on May 31, 1988, police said.
The “suspect was positively identified from the CCTV footage at the airport and was alone at the time of arrest”, they added. Tiếp tục đọc “Female suspect arrested over death of Kim Jong-nam – female suspect carrying Vietnamese passport”
U.N. Security Council strongly condemns North Korea missile test
AP, Reuters Feb 14, 2017
UNITED NATIONS – The U.N. Security Council strongly condemned North Korea late Monday over its latest ballistic missile launches and warned of “further significant measures” if Pyongyang doesn’t stop nuclear and missile testing.
A council statement agreed to by all 15 members followed strong condemnation by Secretary-General Antonio Guterres of the latest launch and U.S. President Donald Trump’s pledge to deal with North Korea “very strongly.”
The Security Council condemned Saturday’s launch and a previous test Oct. 19, saying North Korea’s activities to develop its nuclear weapons delivery systems violate U.N. sanctions and increase tensions. It called on all U.N. members “to redouble their efforts” to implement U.N. sanctions.
North Korea has repeatedly flouted six Security Council resolutions demanding an end to its nuclear and ballistic missile activities and imposing increasingly tougher sanctions.
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US, Japan, S Korea request UN Security Council meeting on N Korea
- Posted 13 Feb 2017 08:38
- Updated 13 Feb 2017 08:40
Passengers watch a TV screen broadcasting a news report on North Korea firing a ballistic missile into the sea off its east coast, at a railway station in Seoul, South Korea, February 12, 2017. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji
WASHINGTON: The United States, Japan and South Korea on Sunday (Feb 12) requested an urgent UN Security Council meeting to discuss North Korea’s latest missile test.
“The United States, along with Japan and the Republic of Korea, have requested urgent consultations on the DPRK’s launch of a ballistic missile on February 12,” said a US mission spokesperson.
The test was seen as a challenge to Donald Trump’s young presidency.
The request comes after North Korea’s state media quoted officials as saying the ballistic missile test was a “success”.
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un “guided” the test, the KCNA report said, adding it was carried out in a way that took the “security of the neighbouring countries into consideration”. Tiếp tục đọc “US, Japan, S Korea request UN Security Council meeting on N Korea”
Trump Responds to North Korean Missile Launch With Uncharacteristic Restraint
WASHINGTON — After North Korea threatened on New Year’s Day to test an intercontinental ballistic missile, Donald J. Trump, then president-elect, reacted with characteristic swagger. He vowed to stop the North from developing a nuclear weapon capable of hitting the United States. “It won’t happen!” he wrote on Twitter.
But six weeks later, after North Korea defiantly launched a missile into the sea, Mr. Trump, now president, reacted with surprising restraint. Appearing before cameras late at night on Saturday in Florida with his golfing guest, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe of Japan, Mr. Trump read a statement of just 23 words that pledged American support for Tokyo without even mentioning North Korea.
North Korea Fires Ballistic Missile, Challenging Trump
A projectile believed to be a modified version of the North’s intermediate-range ballistic missile Musudan took off at 7:55 a.m. from Banghyon, a town near North Korea’s northwestern border with China, and flew 310 miles before falling in the sea, the South Korean military said. Earlier, the United States Strategic Command issued a statement identifying the missile as a medium- or intermediate-range system that “did not pose a threat to North America.”
South Korea condemned the missile launching, saying that it violated a series of United Nations Security Council resolutions that bar North Korea from developing or testing ballistic missile and nuclear weapons technologies. It also said the North had launched the missile to raise tensions over its weapons programs and to use it as leverage in dealing with the Trump administration.
North Korean Leader’s Top Enforcer Is Now the One Getting Purged
SEOUL, South Korea — The chief of North Korea’s powerful secret police, long considered the right-hand man for the top leader, Kim Jong-un, has been dismissed on charges of corruption and abuse of power, the South Korean government said on Friday.
The firing of the chief, Gen. Kim Won-hong, as minister of state security highlights the turmoil that has engulfed the upper reaches of Mr. Kim’s government. The general is the latest in a series of high-ranking party and military officials Mr. Kim has fired, demoted or executed as he tried to consolidate his totalitarian power through what South Korean officials and North Korean defectors have called a “reign of terror.”
North Korea No. 2 threat to Beijing after U.S., Chinese military strategists say
Japan Times
Kyodo Jan 31, 2017
TAIPEI, KYODO – North Korea is seen as the No. 2 threat to China after the United States, according to a recent document written by strategists with the Chinese People’s Liberation Army and seen by Kyodo News.
It shows that despite the two neighboring countries’ traditionally friendly diplomatic ties, North Korea is seen, from a military perspective, as a threat in view of its nuclear arms and missile programs.
The document, issued in May 2016, is a wartime exercise guideline for designed to prepare in the event of threats from hypothetical enemies.
In their analysis of the situation facing China, the strategists cite “five potential threats,” the foremost of them being the United States and its “rebalance” to Asia. Tiếp tục đọc “North Korea No. 2 threat to Beijing after U.S., Chinese military strategists say”
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