Embassy in Malaysia works to protect Doan Thi Huong’s rights
Representatives from the Vietnamese Embassy in Malaysia and Malaysian lawyers defending Doan Thi Huong, a Vietnamese suspect in the murder of DPRK citizen Kim Chol, were present at the High Court of Shah Alam City on July 28 to protect her legitimate rights and interests.
Doan Thi Huong (blue) at the court in Sepang, Malaysia.(Source: AFP/VNA)
Kuala Lumpur (VNA) – Representatives from the Vietnamese Embassy inMalaysia and Malaysian lawyers defending Doan Thi Huong, a Vietnamese suspect in themurder of Democratic People’s Republic of Koreacitizen Kim Chol, were present at the High Court ofShah Alam City on July 28 to protect her legitimate rights and interests.
After the trial concluded, the embassy’s representatives and lawyers discussedwith Huong about following litigation procedures.
In the time ahead, the Vietnamese Ministry of Foreign Affairs will continueclose coordination with domestic agencies involved, the Vietnamese embassy inMalaysia and Malaysian lawyers to ensureHuong's legitimate rights and interests are protected.
Doan Thi Huong, 28, is one of the two womensuspects in the murder of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) mannamed Kim Chol at Kuala Lumpur International Airport on February 13.
Malaysia said Kim Chol was poisoned, but the DPRK insisted that he diedof a heart attack, plus high blood pressure and diabetes.
At the court hearing on March 1, the two women were charged with murder butthey denied and said that they were cheated to take part in an innocuous prank.
According to the Malaysian law, they would face the death penalty if foundguilty.-VNA
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The Sepang district court in Malaysia’s Selangor State held the third hearing on May 30 on the case of the murder of Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) citizen Kim Chol.
The two suspects, one of whom is a Vietnamese national, in the case of the murder of DPRK citizen Kim Chol will appear before the Shah Alam high court in Selangor state on July 28.
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Doan Thi Huong (blue) at the court in Sepang, Malaysia.(Source: AFP/VNA) 
