North Korea expels Malaysian envoy
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NORTH Korea said yesterday it would expel Malaysia’s ambassador after its own envoy was ordered out of the Southeast Asian nation, in an increasingly bitter row over the assassination of Kim Jong Nam at Kuala Lumpur International Airport.
“The Foreign Ministry of the DPRK (North Korea) notifies that the Malaysian ambassador to the DPRK is labeled as a persona non grata ... and demanded that the ambassador leave the DPRK,” state news agency KCNA said, giving a 48-hour deadline.
The KCNA report came shortly after North Korea’s ambassador Kang Chol flew home.
Malaysia’s ambassador to Pyongyang had already been recalled for consultations as the two countries traded barbs over an investigation into the killing of the North Korean leader’s half-brother with VX nerve agent last month.
Malaysia’s foreign ministry confirmed its ambassador to Pyongyang had been officially declared persona non grata.
North Korea has not acknowledged the dead man’s identity but has repeatedly attacked the murder investigation and demanded a second autopsy, accusing Malaysia of conniving with its enemies.
South Korea has blamed Pyongyang for the murder, citing what it says was a standing order from leader Kim Jong Un to kill his exiled half-brother.
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