SHAH ALAM, Jan 30 ― Federal police today deny leaking any closed-circuit television (CCTV) footages of the alleged murder of Kim Jong-nam to a Japanese publication, the high court heard.
The CCTV footage in question was aired on Japan's Fuji TV merely days after the alleged murder took place on February 13, 2017 at the Kuala Lumpur International Airport 2.
This was established during cross examinations by defence lawyer Gooi Soon Seng on the case's Investigative officer Asst Supt Wan Azirul Nizam Che Wan Aziz.
Gooi suggested that the leak came from the police, namely from Azirual who had controlled access to the copies of the security footages.
However, Azirul denied.
“I disagree, as the CCTV footages is my responsibility and was under strict control. The leak was only made known to me after I read about it in the news,” he said.
Azirul also testified that no copies were made and passed on to his superiors, however the content of the recordings was shown for investigation purposes.
On January 23, 2018, Malaysia Airports Holdings Berhad (MAHB) also denied leaking the CCTV footages.
MAHB Security Officer G. Shankar who made copies of the footages testified that they were protected with passwords and the footage quality that was aired in the media differed greatly.
Jong-nam is the estranged elder brother of North Korea dictator Kim Jong-un, who lived abroad in virtual exile for years.
Indonesian Siti Aishah and Vietnamese Doan Thi Huong stand trial as they were accused of smearing a lethal VX nerve agent on Jong-nam’s face.
Pleading not guilty, both women say they were duped into believing they were playing a prank for a hidden-camera show.
The hearing continues in front of Justice Azmi Arrifin on February 8.
