A man believed to be Kim Jong Nam is surrounded by journalists upon his arrival at a Beijing airport in February 2007. Japan Pool via Jiji Press/AFP/Getty Images hide caption
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Doan Thi Huong (center) leaves the court in Shah Alam, Malaysia, on Monday. Prosecutors have dropped murder charges against her. Vincent Thian/AP hide caption
Vietnamese Doan Thi Huong, center, is escorted by police as she leaves Shah Alam High Court in Malaysia on Thursday. Malaysia's attorney general ordered the murder case to proceed against the Vietnamese woman accused in the killing of the North Korean leader's estranged half brother. Vincent Thian/AP hide caption
Indonesian national Siti Aisyah smiles while leaving the Shah Alam High Court, outside Kuala Lumpur on March 11. MOHD RASFAN/AFP/Getty Images hide caption
President Donald Trump meets with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on Sentosa Island, in Singapore. Evan Vucci/AP hide caption
Kim Jong Nam had been critical of North Korea's dynastic rule. Kim Jong Un, who inherited the leadership in 2011, was believed to have issued a standing order for his brother's execution. Asahi Shimbun via Getty Images hide caption
This undated photo released by North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency shows a ballistic missile test at an undisclosed location. On Friday, the U.N. Security Council voted unanimously to penalize North Korea for its recent missile tests with further sanctions. STR/AFP/Getty Images hide caption
North Korea's flag flutters inside the country's embassy in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on Wednesday. Vincent Thian/AP hide caption
The North Korean flag flaps behind barbed wire at the North Korean Embassy on Sunday in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Lillian Suwanrumpha/AFP/Getty Images hide caption
The death of Kim Jong Nam, pictured in Japan in 2001, has fueled a diplomatic row between North Korea and Malaysia. Shizuo Kambayashi/AP hide caption
Ri Tong Il (left), former North Korean deputy ambassador to the United Nations, speaks to reporters on Tuesday outside the North Korean Embassy in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. AP hide caption
Members of Malaysia's hazardous materials team conduct a decontamination operation at the Kuala Lumpur International Airport on Sunday. Manan Vatsyayana/AFP/Getty Images hide caption
TV screens in Seoul, South Korea, show images Wednesday of Kim Jong Nam, the half-brother of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. Ahn Young-joon/AP hide caption
Chemical Weapon Found On Body Of North Korean Leader's Half-Brother
Royal Malaysian Police Chief Khalid Abu Bakar addresses journalists in front of a screen displaying the details of North Korean Embassy staffer Hyon Kwong Song, who has been identified for questioning, during a press conference at the Bukit Aman police headquarters in Kuala Lumpur. Manan Vatsyayana/AFP/Getty Images hide caption
Kim Jong Nam, the estranged half-brother of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un seen here in a May 2001 file photo, was alleged assassinated at the Kuala Lumpur airport last week. Shizuo Kambayashi/AP hide caption
Noor Rashid Ibrahim (left) of the Royal Malaysian Police speaks about one of the North Korean suspects, with Selangor state police chief Abdul Samah Mat looking on, in Kuala Lumpur on Sunday. Mohd Rasfan/AFP/Getty Images hide caption
Passengers leave the departure hall Thursday at Kuala Lumpur International Airport in Malaysia where Kim Jong Nam was reportedly attacked and killed three days before. Margie Mason/AP hide caption
TV screens in Seoul, South Korea, show images Wednesday of Kim Jong Nam, the half-brother of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. On Monday, Kim Jong Nam was killed in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Ahn Young-joon/AP hide caption
Third Suspect In Custody After Mysterious Death Of Kim Jong Un's Half-Brother
Malaysian police officers stand outside Putrajaya Hospital, outside Kuala Lumpur, where the body of Kim Jong Un's brother was initially brought. STR/AFP/Getty Images hide caption
Second Suspect Arrested In Death Of N. Korean Dictator's Half-Brother
Kim Jong Nam, eldest son of North Korean leader Kim Jong-il, in Beijing in 2007. He died Monday, according to South Korean intelligence. The Asahi Shimbun via Getty Images hide caption