Kim murder trial resumes with visit to Chemistry Department

PETALING JAYA: The two women accused of murdering North Korean Kim Jong-nam arrived at the Department of Chemistry here this morning as part of their trial proceedings.
They arrived in bullet-proof vests and were escorted by eight police patrol cars.
The heavily armed police entourage entered the department's compound approximately at 9am through the back entrance for security reasons.
Members of the media, local and foreign, have staked the premises since morning. Some as early as 7.30am.
The proceedings at the department was carried out behind closed doors where the media was not allowed to enter.
It was reported that Jong-nam was at Klia2 on Feb 13 to board a flight to Macau when two women approached and wiped his face with toxic liquid which was later identified as the VX nerve agent.
VX (nerve agent) poison as well as its precursor and degradation elements were discovered on the clothing items of both murder accused Siti Aisyah, 25, and Doan Thi Huong, 29, the trial revealed.
Jong-nam, who travelled with a passport bearing the name of Kim Chol, died while on the way to the Putrajaya Hospital. He arrived in the country on Feb 6.
The murder charge under Section 302 of the Penal Code carries the mandatory death sentence upon conviction.