Women on trial plead not guilty in North Korea leader’s brother killing

Indonesian Siti Aisyah and Vietnamese Doan Thi Huong entered their pleas through interpreters at Shah Alam High Court, outside the capital Kuala Lumpur. The murder charge was read first to Aisyah, 25, who was wearing traditional Malay dress, in the Indonesian language. 

After conferring with an interpreter, the interpreter indicated she was pleading not guilty. The charge was then read to Huong, 29, who was wearing a blue jumper, in the Vietnamese language. Her interpreter also told the court she was pleading not guilty. They were arrested just days after the killing of Kim Jong-Nam on February 13 as he waited to board a plane to Macau at Kuala Lumpur airport. 

The defendants — who face death by hanging if convicted — claim they were duped into believing they were taking part in a prank for a reality TV show.