An arrest warrant has been issued for a North Korean airline employee in connection with the fatal poisoning of Kim Jong Nam, according to a new report.

Kim Uk Il, 37, is wanted for questioning in the murder of Jong Nam — the estranged half-brother of North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un — at Kuala Lumpur International Airport on Feb. 13, Bernama news agency reported Friday.

Il, a worker for Air Koryo, fled Malaysia after two female assassins applied a deadly toxin known as VX nerve agent to the face of the 45-year-old playboy, causing him to suffer a seizure before he died, police said.

Malaysian authorities are now asking for assistance in locating Il from Hyon Kwang Song, the second secretary at the North Korean embassy in Kuala Lumpur, Bernama said.

Meanwhile, the only North Korean arrested in the case was set free on Friday, when Malaysian prosecutors failed to uncover any evidence of wrongdoing against him.

Ri Jong Chol was taken under heavy-armed guard to be deported and placed on a blacklist of individuals barred from entering Malaysia, CNN said.

Chol will be flown to Beijing, China, before he gets a connecting flight to Pyongyang, North Korea, according to Malaysian officials.

North Korea has furiously denied any connection to the slaying — and has even claimed that Jong Nam may have died of a heart attack.

Two women, Siti Aisyah and Doan Thi Huong, were charged with the murder this week. If convicted, they face death by hanging.

Both have told investigators that they agreed to participate in the assassination plot because they thought it was only a prank.

Seven other persons of interest are still being sought for questioning in the case.

Speculation has run rampant that dictator Kim Jong Un orchestrated the James Bond-style hit against his half-brother, with whom he had a rocky relationship.

Also Friday, Malaysia said its been working with the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons in its probe of the killing.

“The ministry strongly condemns the use of such a chemical weapon by anyone, anywhere and under any circumstances,” Malaysia’s foreign ministry said. “Its use at a public place could have endangered the general public.”