SHAH ALAM, Malaysia, March 14 (NNN-AGENCIES) – The Malaysian attorney-general has rejected the request to drop the charge against Doan Thi Huong, a Vietnamese woman, for the death of a man from the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) at Kuala Lumpur airport in 2017.
Huong’s counsel, Hisyam Teh Poh Teik, told the court that he was disappointed by the decision of the attorney-general.
The lawyer described the decision as unfair and biased, as the two women had faced the same charges.
“She is a scapegoat, her case is completely the same as Siti Aisyah, no different,” he told reporters after the hearing.
“We ran the same defence, she had no knowledge or intent. Siti Aisyah could be released, so why Doan (could not).”
The judge granted a request by the defence for the case to be postponed to April 1.
Teh explained that, this was for Huong to receive medical treatment, as she was distressed since Monday, and was only able to sleep one hour per day.
He added that the request was also in part, to allow the Vietnamese and Malaysian governments, to discuss Huong’s case and an appeal by the Vietnamese side to have the charges dropped.
The request to drop the murder charge against Huong came, after Malaysia on Monday released Siti Aisyah, an Indonesian woman, who was charged together with Huong in the case.
Malaysian prosecutors withdrew murder charge against Aisyah over the death of the victim.
On Tuesday, Vietnamese Foreign Minister, Pham Binh Minh, called his Malaysian counterpart on Tuesday, asking for Huong’s release as well, according to Vietnamese media.– NNN-AGENCIES
