Malaysia's attorney-general ordered the continuation of the murder case against a Vietnamese woman accused of killing the half-brother of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. Government lawyers announced the decision in court Thursday. Prosecutor Iskandar Ahmad did not explain the decision to continue the trial of Doan Thi Huong. She is now the only person on trial for the murder, following the decision earlier this week to drop charges against an Indonesian woman, Siti Aisyah. Huong’s lawyer and Vietnam's ambassador to Malaysia both criticized the decision. They had hoped the charges would also be dropped for Huong. Ambassador Le Quy Quynh said he was very disappointed with the decision. He said Vietnam's justice minister had written to Malaysia’s chief attorney asking for Huong’s release. He added that Vietnam would continue to ask for her release. Huong's lawyer, Hisyam Teh Poh Teik, told the court that the decision was "perverse." He said government lawyers were being unfair to Huong, because her case was similar to Aisyah’s situation. Teh said, "Very obviously, there is discrimination.”
Title: Malaysia Continues Case Against Vietnamese Woman in Kim Killing
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court Thursday.</span> <span data-start-time='23271' data-end-time='34563'>Prosecutor Iskandar Ahmad did not explain the decision to continue the trial of Doan Thi Huong.</span> <span data-start-time='34563' data-end-time='48083'>She is now the only person on trial for the murder, following the decision earlier this week to drop charges against an Indonesian woman, Siti Aisyah.</span> <span data-start-time='48083' data-end-time='57146'>Huong’s lawyer and Vietnam's ambassador to Malaysia both criticized the decision.</span> <span data-start-time='57146' data-end-time='62521'>They had hoped the charges would also be dropped for Huong.</span> <span data-start-time='62521' data-end-time='70438'>Ambassador Le Quy Quynh said he was very disappointed with the decision.</span> <span data-start-time='70438' data-end-time='80188'>He said Vietnam's justice minister had written to Malaysia’s chief attorney asking for Huong’s release.</span> <span data-start-time='80188' data-end-time='86458'>He added that Vietnam would continue to ask for her release.</span> <span data-start-time='86458' data-end-time='95417'>Huong's lawyer, Hisyam Teh Poh Teik, told the court that the decision was "perverse."</span> <span data-start-time='95417' data-end-time='104688'>He said government lawyers were being unfair to Huong, because her case was similar to Aisyah’s situation.</span> <span data-start-time='104688' data-end-time='111083'>Teh said, "Very obviously, there is discrimination.”</span> </p></div><div class='control-buttons-sticky' style='display:none;'><div class='control-buttons'><button title='Back' class='back' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Play' class='play' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Pause' class='pause' style='display:none;'></button><button title='Forward' class='forward' disabled='disabled'></button><button class='finished-reading' style='display:none;'>Done</button></div></div></div><div id='article-media'><div id='media-image'><img 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