Malaysia says can't force diplomat to talk on Kim killing
KUALA LUMPUR - Malaysian detectives probing the assassination of Kim Jong-Nam admitted Thursday that they cannot force a wanted North Korean diplomat to answer their questions.
The investigation into the airport killing of the half-brother of North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un has narrowed in on eight of his countrymen, who police suspect were involved in the plot to poison him.
But Malaysia's top policeman acknowledged Thursday that unless Hyon Kwang Song, second secretary at the North Korean mission, volunteers himself, they will be unable to speak to him.
"We will adhere to the rules of immunity," Khalid Abu Bakar said. "We cannot go inside the embassy."
But he added: "If you have nothing to hide, you should not be afraid to cooperate, you should cooperate."
The exiled Jong-Nam was attacked on February 13 at Kuala Lumpur International Airport as he readied to board a plane to Macau.
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