KAJANG: The proceedings of the Kim Jong-nam case were held inside the Kajang Women’s Prison due to security concerns.

Previous sessions of the case involving the murder of the estranged half-brother of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un had taken place in court rooms.

Yesterday, it was brought to the prison grounds for case management for security reasons. The 30-minute proceedings were conducted before Shah Alam High Court deputy registrar Mohamad Nasrudin Mohamed.

The court then set July 28 for mention of the case before High Court judge Justice Azmi Ariffin.

DPP Muhammad Iskandar Ahmad told this to reporters outside the Kajang Prison Complex after yesterday’s procedure.

He also said the prosecution had handed over 44 documents, including a post-mortem report and a chemist’s report, to the defence.

Datuk Naran Singh, who is in the defence team representing Vietnamese Doan Thi Huong, told the press that the two accused were present during the case management.

“There were interpreters as well as embassy representatives. They (the accused) looked all right,” the lawyer added.

Doan, 29, and Indonesian Siti Aisyah, 25, have been charged with the murder of Jong-nam, who was killed at KLIA2 on Feb 13.

Doan and Siti Aisyah face the mandatory death sentence upon conviction.

On May 30, the case was transferred to the Shah Alam High Court from the Sepang magistrate’s court.