Fallout over Kim Jong-Nam murder

FEB 13 Kim Jong-Nam dies after attack at Malaysia’s Kuala Lumpur airport. Kim is travelling with passport in name of Kim Chol

15-17 Malaysian police arrest Vietnamese woman Doan Thi Huong (left), Muhammad  Farid Bin Jalaluddin (centre), his Indonesian girlfriend, Siti Aisyah (above right) and North Korean chemist Ri Jong Cho (right)

19 Seven more suspects sought, all North Koreans, including embassy official Hyon Kwang Song

20 North Korea’s ambassador to Malaysia, Kang Chol, says Pyongyang cannot trust results of Malaysian autopsy and accuses country of being “in collusion with South Korea”

21 Malaysia’s Prime Minister Najib Razak responds, saying Chol is “diplomatically rude” 

24 VX nerve agent is identified as chemical substance used to kill Kim 

27 South Korea’s intelligence agency alleges killing was ordered by Kim Jong-Nam’s half-brother, North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un 

MAR 1 Aisyah and Huong formally charged with Kim’s murder. They face mandatory death sentence if convicted

2 Malaysia drops visa-free status for North Koreans. There are around 1,000 North Koreans working in Malaysia 

3 Ri Jong Chol released and deported to North Korea. Police have insufficient evidence to charge him

6 Malaysia expels ambassador Chol. North Korea responds by expelling Malaysia’s ambassador Mohamad Nizan Mohamad (left)

7 Pyongyang prohibits Malaysian citizens – including three diplomats, six family members, and two others – from leaving North Korea.

Malaysian Prime Minister Najib denounces “abhorrent act, effectively holding our citizens hostage” and responds with similar ban
 
Pictures: Associated Press, Royal Malaysia Police