AFP and AP, SEOULKim Jong-nam, the estranged half brother of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un who was killed in Malaysia in 2017, was a CIA informant, the Wall Street Journal reported yesterday. The South Korean National Intelligence Service and Ministry of Unification, which oversees ties with North Korea, said they could not confirm the report. Citing “a person knowledgeable about the matter,” the Journal said that Kim Jong-nam had met with CIA operatives several times. According to the Journal’s source, there was a “nexus” between Kim Jong-nam and the CIA, but the paper said many details of his connection with the agency were unclear. They said they were tricked by North Korean agents into carrying out the hit and had thought it was a reality TV show prank.

Source: Taipei Times June 11, 2019 15:56 UTC