TOKYO (Sputnik) – A video of an individual claiming to be the son of Kim Jong-nam, the half-brother of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, has been posted on social media.
"My name is Kim Han-sol from North Korea, part of the Kim family … My father has been killed a few days ago. I'm currently with my mother and my sister … We hope this gets better soon," the man said in a video issued by the Cheollima Civil Defense group of North Korean defectors on Tuesday.
There is no information on when and where the video was made.
The Cheollima Civil Defense said that three members of Kim Jong-nam’s family have sought refuge and were moved to a safe place.
The video’s authenticity needs to be confirmed but South Korean intelligence officials told the broadcaster NHK that the man on the video was likely to be Kim Han-sol.
A man believed to be Kim Jong-nam was killed on February 13 at Kuala Lumpur International Airport. Highly toxic gas was smeared on his face as he was about to board a flight to Macau. Kim is believed to have been killed by a VX nerve agent classified by the United Nations as a weapon of mass destruction.
