Prosecutors and defense lawyers then took a 20-minute break to examine the samples, which were sealed in transparent plastic bags. Under cross-examination by defense lawyers, Mohamad Shah acknowledged he had limited knowledge of VX and nerve agents in general. The judge earlier in the day upheld his ruling that sections of the post-mortem report be removed that defense lawyers said were hearsay or unproven. Part of the expunged section says that two females wiped Kim’s face with a “dangerous fluid” at the airport. The trial is being closely watched by the Indonesian and Vietnamese governments, which hired the defense lawyers for both women.

Source: Washington Post October 04, 2017 02:32 UTC