A lack of evidence hasn’t stopped politicians and journalists from accusing North Korea. If North Korea was behind the killing, one possible motive could be to prevent the rise of an opposition. North Korean defectors have been killed for less. And even if the order did come from North Korea, that doesn’t mean it came from the top. “I don’t think Jong-un actually ordered his half-brother’s death,” said Michael Madden, a regular contributor to 38 North, a website on North Korea.

Source: The Star February 18, 2017 06:45 UTC