Kim Jong-nam’s next of kin urged to collect items from Malaysian cops

A man watches a television showing news reports of Kim Jong-Nam, the half-brother of North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un, in Seoul on February 14, 2017.
Kim Jong-Nam, the half-brother of North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un has been assassinated in Malaysia, South Korean media reported on February 14. / AFP PHOTO 

SEPANG, Malaysia — The next-of-kin of Kim Jong-nam can come forward to collect items once kept by the police for their investigation into his 2017 murder.

In a statement on Tuesday (Oct 4), Sepang OCPD Asst Comm Wan Kamarul Azran Wan Yusof said that the police are urging the family of North Korean Kim Chol, passport number 836410070, to collect cash that was in his possession.

Kim Chol was a known pseudonym used on Kim Jong-nam’s passport.

“The next-of-kin are urged to contact Asst Supt Modh Anuar Hanim at 016 435 8222. If no family members are available to collect the items within six months from this press release, said items will be handed over to the country’s treasury,” he said.

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un’s estranged brother, Jong-nam, was assassinated at the Kuala Lumpur International Airport in Sepang in February 2017.

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