Vietnamese embassy in Malaysia visits Vietnamese passport holder related to killing of DPRK man

Representatives of the Vietnamese embassy in Malaysia on Saturday visited a suspect who holds Vietnamese passport in Malaysia.

According to a statement by the Vietnamese foreign ministry on Saturday, on the sidelines of the ASEAN Foreign Ministers' Retreat, after a meeting between Vietnamese Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh and Malaysian Foreign Minister Anifah Aman, the Malaysian side agreed to allow Vietnamese embassy in Malaysia to visit a suspect who carries Vietnamese passport related to the killing of a Democratic People Republic of Korea (DPRK) citizen.

During the visit on Saturday, the Vietnamese embassy in Malaysia confirmed that the suspect is a Vietnamese citizen whose name is Doan Thi Huong, born in 1988, from Vietnam's northern Nam Dinh province.

Huong is in stable health condition. During the contact, officials from the Vietnamese embassy in Malaysia believed that Huong was made use of and she thought she was acting in a humor video clip, said the statement.

The Vietnamese foreign ministry has instructed the embassy in Malaysia to urge Malaysia side to handle the case following Malaysian law, international law and convention, as well as to learn about procedures to provide legal assistance and respect the legitimate rights of its citizen

The Vietnamese foreign ministry and relevant agencies will closely coordinate with Malaysian relevant agencies in the investigation of the case, said the statement. Endit