Putrajaya trades 2 N. Koreans, Kim’s body for 9 Malaysians


Lionel Morais

IT was a classic Cold War-era swap. Two North Koreans holed up in their Kuala Lumpur embassy for the past six weeks were free to go yesterday with the body of assassinated Kim Jong-Nam for the freedom of nine Malaysians in Pyongyang.

Attorney-General Mohamed Apandi Ali confirmed the deal, telling The Malaysian Insight last night “it was to secure the safe release of nine Malaysians back home and we have achieved that”.


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  • What else could be done.

    If you have diplomatic relations with a pariah state you are going to get burned.

    They should have repatriated all staff at the same time as making their ambassador persona no grata then this wouldn't have happened.

    Posted 6 years ago by Colin Day