Police looking for N. Korean VIP in Jong-Nam's murder case

KULAI: It's a North Korean VIP that the police are looking for to help in investigations into the murder of Kim Jong-Nam, the estranged half-brother of North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un, on Feb 13.
"All the suspects in the case are foreigners – an Indonesian, a Vietnamese girl and the rest North Korean nationals," Inspector-General of Police Tan Sri Khalid Abu Bakar said to reporters after attending the Central Criminal Intelligent Unit workshop here today.
Khalid, however, declined to name the VIP.
Khalid also denied that a North Korean company had sold military equipment in Malaysia.
He said the alleged Glocom was not a company but was a military telecommunication system developed by North Koreans.
He said the telecommunications system was marketed by International Global System Sdn Bhd which was set up in 2005 in Malaysia.
Its directors comprised North Koreans and some Malaysians.
The company was closed in early 2012, and was later relaunched by the same directors as International Golden Services Sdn Bhd in the middle of the same year.
The company listed its nature of business as information technology and telecommunication technology products as well as solutions providers.
"The company also took part in the Defence Services Asia exhibition and conference in Kuala Lumpur in 2012, 2014 and 2016," Khalid said.
He said investigations into the company showed no transaction records so far.
"The company planned to close in 2014 but failed to get approval from the North Korean director. Finally, the company wound up March this year after Jong-Nam’s murder.
“The company did not sell any weapons as claimed on social media,” Khalid said.