Two women are on trial for the murder of Kim Jong-nam and stand accused of poisoning the dictator’s brother with VX before he collapsed and died at Kuala Lumpur airport on February 13.
VX, short for ‘venomous agent X’, has been banned by the United Nations, but analysts believe North Korea has one of the largest stockpiles in the world.
Indonesian Siti Aisyah, 25, and Vietnamese Doan Thi Huong, 28, have pleaded not guilty, arguing they believed they were involved in some sort of prank for a reality TV show.
The post-mortem report said that VX was detected on swabs of Kim Jong-nam’s eyes and face, in the blood, plasma and urine.
The trial has so far referred to the victim as Kim Chol, the name on the passport used by Kim Jong-nam.
US and South Korean officials have claimed the assassins were acting on the order of Kim Jong-un but Pyongyang has repeatedly denied any involvement.
And it recently emerged Chinese officials had reportedly been secretly plotting to remove Kim Jong-un and “replace” him with with a less volatile member of the Kim family.
The trial continues tomorrow and is expected to run until November 30.