Jong-nam had two identities: Zahid (Updated)

PUTRAJAYA: The North Korean who was killed at klia2 on Monday was indeed Kim Jong-Nam, the estranged half-brother of North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un.
Confirming this today, Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi said Jong-Nam carried dual identities.
"We have looked into the possibility that it is a fake passport. The North Korean embassy has confirmed the identity, this is what the police told us.
"He (Jong-Nam) is carrying two identities, the passport under the name of Kim Chol, which he used to enter Malaysia is rather authentic," Ahmad Zahid said during a press conference held at the Prime Minister's office here.
Ahmad Zahid said Pyongyang had made a request for the body to be returned to North Korea.
He however said certain procedures had to be followed before Malaysia could release the body, currently at the Kuala Lumpur Hospital (HKL) mortuary.
"We will facilitate the request by any foreign government although there are procedures to be followed.
"Our policy is that we have to honour our bilateral relations with any foreign country that has an embassy here in Malaysia," he said, adding that the incident would not affect the relationship between both countries.
Ahmad Zahid also gave his assurance that security at klia2 "is at the highest level" despite the incident.
"Our airports' safety is at the highest level. We are equipped with high definition cameras.
"This murder is a very, very isolated case," he said.
Jong-Nam was killed by two women who splashed his face with a chemical at the klia2 departure hall at about 9am on Monday.
The women later got into a taxi and fled.
The first suspect identified as Doan Thi Huong, 29, from Nam Dinh, Vietnam, was nabbed by police at klia2 at about 9am on Wednesday.
The second suspect, who was detained at about 2am today, possessed an Indonesian passport and was identified as Siti Aishah, 25.
Both women have been remanded for seven days to assist in the investigations.
Police are currently tracking down four men who were in the company of the two women at the airport when Jong-Nam was killed.
Jong-Nam was the eldest son of Kim Jong-Il, leader of North Korea from 1994 until 2011.
From roughly 1994 to 2001, he was considered to be the heir apparent to his father and the next leader of North Korea.
Following a much-publicised botched attempt to enter Japan using a fake passport and visit Tokyo Disneyland in May 2001, he was thought to have fallen out of favour with his father.
From at least 2003 onwards, Jong-Nam lived in exile outside North Korea.
His younger paternal half-brother Jong-Un was named heir apparent in September 2010.
In exile, Jong-Nam became known as an occasional critic of his family's regime and an advocate for reform.