The son of Kim Jong-nam, the slain half-brother of North Korea's dictatorial ruler, has appeared to surface for the first time since his father's death, The New York Times reported.
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Mystery video of Kim Jong-nam's son appears to surface on YouTube
The son of the Kim Jong-un's murdered half-brother has been seen for the first time since his father's death.
Kim Han-sol says that he and his family went into hiding.
Kim Jong-nam, who fell out of favor with the North Korean ruling family after getting caught entering Japan for a trip to Disneyland on a fake passport in 2001, was poisoned, authorities say, with a lethal nerve agent at a Kuala Lumpur airport on February 13. The killing has led to a diplomatic fallout between Malaysia and North Korea, as North Korea's state-run media lashed out at Malaysia's government for performing an autopsy and accused Malaysian police of trying to "
After Malaysian authorities identified North Korean officials as suspects alongside those thought to be hired as assassins, Malaysia expelled North Korea's ambassador from the country, which was one of North Korea retailated by barring Malaysians currently in the country from leaving.
Kim Han-sol is one of six children Kim Jong-nam fathered with several different women. He was reportedly placed under increased police protection while studying at an elite university in France in 2013.
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