KUALA LUMPUR, Feb. 16 (Xinhua) -- Malaysian Deputy Prime Minister Ahmad Zahid Hamidi said the man from the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) who died in Malaysia was Kim Jong Nam, state news agency Bernama reported on Thursday.
Malaysian police earlier identified the man as Kim Chol, according to his passport. Bernama quoted Zahid as saying that Kim Chol and Kim Jong Nam were the same person.
