The only North Korean arrested over the dramatic airport assassination of Kim Jong-Nam is to be deported, Malaysia said on Thursday as it announced the abrupt cancellation of a visa-waiver programme with Pyongyang.
The moves came the day after two young women appeared in court charged with murdering the estranged half-brother of North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un with a banned nerve agent.
Attorney general Mohamed Apandi Ali said 47-year-old Ri Jong-Chol would be released and deported tomorrow.