The the older half brother of the North Korean dictator complained to staff at Kuala Lumpur international airport that his
face had been sprayed while he was queuing up for a flight to take him to Macau.
He was in "extreme pain", Abdul Samah Mat, the police chief of Selangor told the Telegraph.
"Kim Jong-nam told KLIA staff that his face was feeling extremely
pain because of an unidentified liquid sprayed at him. He was then taken
for treatment at KLIA Clinic.
"We will look through the CCTV to find if there's any suspicious persons in the airport."
He added that police were also awaiting the results of a toxicology report to confirm what the the unidentified liquid was.
Mr Kim, who spent large periods of time outside North Korea, had spoken out publicly against his family's dynastic control of the state.
Earlier reports in South Korean media, quoting unnamed government sources, claimed Mr Kim died after being jabbed by a poisoned needle by two women at the airport.
Mohmad Salleh, the Malaysian CID director, told the Telegraph: "Kim Jong-nam was feeling unwell on Monday morning while he was waiting for a flight to Macau at KLIA.
"He was taken to KLIA clinic for further treatment, but because of the condition he was in, he was rushed to Putrajaya hospital, but passed away soon after arriving.
"Police have classified the death of Kim Jong-nam as sudden death and are waiting for the full postmortem report to decide further action."
He told police that he had wanted to visit Disneyland with his family.
He added that police were also awaiting the results of a toxicology report to confirm what the the unidentified liquid was.
Mr Kim, who spent large periods of time outside North Korea, had spoken out publicly against his family's dynastic control of the state.
Earlier reports in South Korean media, quoting unnamed government sources, claimed Mr Kim died after being jabbed by a poisoned needle by two women at the airport.
Mohmad Salleh, the Malaysian CID director, told the Telegraph: "Kim Jong-nam was feeling unwell on Monday morning while he was waiting for a flight to Macau at KLIA.
"He was taken to KLIA clinic for further treatment, but because of the condition he was in, he was rushed to Putrajaya hospital, but passed away soon after arriving.
"Police have classified the death of Kim Jong-nam as sudden death and are waiting for the full postmortem report to decide further action."
Who was Kim Jong-nam?
Kim Jong-nam was once considered the heir apparent to Kim Jong-il, but fell out of favour in 2001 after being arrested at Tokyo's Narita Airport after trying to enter Japan on a forged Dominican Republic passport.He told police that he had wanted to visit Disneyland with his family.
Exiled by
his father, he lived in Macau until Kim Jong-il died in late 2011. He
subsequently went into hiding, apparently out of fear that his
half-brother saw him as a threat to the legitimacy of his own regime.
The South Korean government is yet to respond to Yonhap News' report.
According to the South Korean newspaper Chosun Ilbo, Kim Jong-nam had previously worked for North Korea's foreign ministry.
He is said to have worked on resolving disputes with Japan, and was educated at a Japanese school.
Source: Telegraph
The South Korean government is yet to respond to Yonhap News' report.
According to the South Korean newspaper Chosun Ilbo, Kim Jong-nam had previously worked for North Korea's foreign ministry.
He is said to have worked on resolving disputes with Japan, and was educated at a Japanese school.
Source: Telegraph
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