SHAH ALAM, Malaysia— The Latest on the murder trial of two Southeast Asian women in the assassination of the North Korean leader’s half brother (all times local):
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A Malaysian judge has ruled the two women charged with murdering the North Korean leader’s half brother should begin entering their defense.
High Court Judge Azmi Ariffin said Thursday it can be inferred from evidence presented in court that there was a “well-planned conspiracy” between the two women and four North Korean suspects at large to kill Kim “systemically.”
He said he “cannot rule out that this could be a political assassination” but noted there was no concrete evidence to support this.
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