FM spokesperson affirms legal support for Doan Thi Huong

Foreign Ministry’s spokesperson Le Thi Thu Hang made the statement during a regular press briefing in Hanoi on April 20 in response to news that at the hearing on April 13 the Malaysian police did not cooperate in providing evidence for the defence of the two suspects. 

Hang reiterated Vietnam’s stance that Huong needs to be tried in a fair and objective manner in line with Malaysia’s law and international practices, with her legitimate rights ensured.

Doan Thi Huong, 28, is one of the two women suspects in the murder of the DPRK man named Kim Chol at Kuala Lumpur International Airport on February 13. 

On March 1, the two were charged with murder but they denied and said that they were deceived into taking part in an innocuous prank.