KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia should withdraw from the visa-free agreement with North Korea, said Umno Youth deputy chief Khairul Azwan Harun.

Speaking after handing a memorandum of protest to the North Korean embassy here on Thursday, Khairul said that the numerous statements issued by the embassy are a clear intrusion into Malaysia’s sovereignty and legal process.

“Due to this act of intrusion, we urge the government to withdraw from the visa-free agreement with North Korea,” said Khairul.

He added that the Government should reconsider Malaysia’s diplomatic ties with North Korea, saying it was evident that the North Korean Embassy had blatantly and undiplomatically defamed Malaysia.

“We gather to condemn and to hand in a note of protest to this act of intrusion,” said Khairul.

He added that the statements released by the Embassy contain serious allegations and unfounded defamatory statements that suggest that Malaysia’s rule of law is susceptible to foreign intervention and manipulation for a hidden agenda.

"The statements released by the embassy also implied that our investigators colluded with other foreign parties. This is disrespectful to Malaysia," he said.

The embassy here has been the centre of media attention ever since the news of Kim Jong-nam's assassination broke.

On Feb 13, Kim Jong-nam, who is the half-brother of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, was killed by two women who poisoned him at the Kuala Lumpur International Airport 2 while waiting for a flight to Macau.

Four people have so far been arrested in relation to the case.