KUALA LUMPUR: Authorities can depend entirely on secondary evidence to officially “identify” Kim Jong-nam without having to wait for DNA samples from his next of kin, to match his. Dr Geshina Ayu Mat Saat“Generally, the use of secondary evidence is admissible if the original (documents or information) is public and the law allows for its production. Geshina was asked to comment on the possibility of using secondary evidence to identify the body of Kim Jong-nam if his next of kin failed to show up to provide DNA samples. Dr Zafarina Zainuddin“We don’t actually need to do DNA testing if when we can identify the deceased using physical identification methods. “The credibility of the reference sample is usually the issue in DNA identification.

Source: New Strait Times March 02, 2017 23:04 UTC