Indonesian foreign ministry on Thursday confirmed that the woman allegedly involved in the assassination of the half-brother of the top leader of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) is an Indonesian national and requested consular access to her.
Siti Aishah, from Serang town of Indonesia's Banten province, was reportedly detained by Malaysian authorities along with another woman for alleged involvement in the killing of Kim Jong Nam.
"The Indonesian embassy has requested consular access to the government of Malaysia for giving legal assistance to ensure her legal rights be fulfilled," the ministry said in a statement.
The Indonesian embassy in Kuala Lumpur of Malaysia would keep coordinating with the Malaysian authority on this case, said the statement.
Malaysian police said earlier that the 46-year-old Kim was found dead on Monday at the Kuala Lumpur airport. His body was taken to a hospital Wednesday for postmortem to ascertain the cause of his death.
