For the victim was his older half-brother, Kim Jong Nam, traveling on an apparently fake passport that said he was a 46-year-old named Kim Chol. Asked at a news conference why Malaysia failed to protect Kim Jong Nam, Zahid said: “What do you mean? Kim Jong Nam was estranged from his younger brother, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, and had been living abroad for years. After Kim Jong Il’s death in 2011, Kim Jong Nam complained that Kim Jong Un, his younger half brother and the country’s new leader, was failing to treat him with respect and send him enough money, according to Cheong Seong-Chang, an analyst at South Korea’s Sejong Institute. Kim Jong Nam sent a letter to Kim Jong Un in April 2012, begging for the lives of himself and his family.

Source: National Post February 16, 2017 13:30 UTC