The pair, who were arrested days after the assassination and face death by hanging if convicted, pleaded not guilty to the murder when the trial began on October 2. The trial has heard that four North Koreans who fled Malaysia on the day of assassination are also suspected of involvement. The phone and most of Kim’s belongings were handed to North Korea, along with his body, after his murder, according to prosecutors. The murder sparked a furious row between North Korea and Malaysia. South Korea accuses the North of ordering Kim’s murder, an allegation it denies.

Source: The Guardian January 22, 2018 12:11 UTC