The Journal cited an unnamed "person knowledgeable about the matter" for the report, and said many details of Kim Jong Nam's relationship with the CIA remained unclear. The Journal quoted the person as saying "There was a nexus" between the CIA and Kim Jong Nam. The former officials also said Kim Jong Nam had been almost certainly in contact with security services of other countries, particularly China's, the Journal said. South Korean and US officials have said the North Korean authorities had ordered the assassination of Kim Jong Nam, who had been critical of his family's dynastic rule. Two women were charged with poisoning Kim Jong Nam by smearing his face with liquid VX, a banned chemical weapon, at Kuala Lumpur airport in February 2017.

Source: bd News24 June 10, 2019 23:15 UTC