Mystery video of Kim Jong-nam’s ‘son IN HIDING’ appears after father’s assassination
A MAN claiming to be the son of the murdered half-brother of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has appeared in a YouTube video saying he is “lying low” with his mother and sister.
Man claiming to be murdered North Korean leader's SON emerges
The video was posted online by a group claiming to have rescued the trio following the murder of Kim Jong-nam in Malaysia last month.
Kim Jong-nam was killed at Kuala Lumpar International Airport on February 13 by assassins using “a super-toxic nerve agent”.
In a statement released alongside the video, the group - called Cheallima Civil Defence - added that the family was receiving emergency humanitarian assistance from the governments of the Netherlands, China and the US.
The previously unknown group also claims to have “extracted” vulnerable members of the Jong-nam family, keeping them under protection in undisclosed locations.
According to an official at South Korea’s National Intelligence Service, the man in the video is Kim Han Sol - the murdered North Korean’s 21-year-old son.
During the 40-second video, the young man says his father was killed “a few days ago” and claims he is with his mother and sister.
He speaks in English and does not disclose his location or details of his current accommodation.
He adds: “We hope this gets better soon”.
While the video is yet to be verified, the man bears a striking resemblance to Kim Han Sol, who was last interviewed on camera in 2012 by former Finnish defence minister Elisabeth Rehn.
If authentic, it will be the family’s first public statement since the murder.
Kim Han Sol is the son of Kim Jong-nam’s second wife, who had been living in the Chinese territory of Macau.
The family lived under Beijing’s protection after going into exile many years ago.