KUALA LUMPUR: Security has been stepped up at the mortuary at Hospital Kuala Lumpur to stop any unauthorised removal of the body of North Korean Kim Jong-nam. Jong-nam, the half-brother of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, was killed at the Kuala Lumpur International Airport 2 (KLIA2) on Monday. It was earlier reported that North Korean embassy officials have not allowed the post-mortem to be carried out on Jong-nam's body. Besides the usual auxiliary policemen stationed at the mortuary, more full-time policemen were seen around the mortuary, hours after the post-mortem was completed at about 7.30pm Wednesday. Related stories:Slain North Korean always had bodyguardsFamily, rivals brutally wiped outWeb of intrigue in assassinationUMMC pathology chief puzzled by death

Source: thestar February 16, 2017 02:04 UTC