Malaysia yesterday moved to expel the North Korean ambassador, escalating a diplomatic row between the two countries over the murder of the estranged half-brother of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.
Ambassador Kang Chol was declared "persona non grata" and asked to leave Malaysia within 48 hours....
Kim Jong Nam, the leader's half-brother, was murdered on Feb. 13 at Kuala Lumpur International Airport, after being assaulted by two women; one Indonesian, one Vietnamese, who Malaysian police believe smeared his face with VX, a nerve agent classified by the United Nations as a weapon of mass destruction.
The ambassador had said last month that Pyongyang "cannot trust" Malaysia's handling of the investigation.
Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak called the comments "diplomatically rude."
Foreign Minister Anifah Haji Aman said in a statement on Saturday that Malaysia had demanded an apology from the ambassador, but none was forthcoming.
Embassy officials also failed to turn up for a meeting Saturday at the foreign ministry, so Malaysia decided to expel the ambassador.
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