An Indonesian woman charged with killing the half-brother of the North Korean leader in Malaysia has been freed.
Siti Aisyah was accused of smearing a nerve agent on Kim Jong Nam's face at Kuala Lumpur Airport in February 2017.
She and a Vietnamese national - Doan Thi Huong - have always denied involvement in the assassination.
The prosecution has now withdrawn its case against Siti Aisyah.
It came just as the defence was to begin giving evidence at the two women's trial in Malaysia.
Ms Aisyah's lawyer said: "We still truly believe she is merely a scapegoat, and she is innocent.
"There was no direct evidence that she applied anything on Kim Jong Nam."
BBC reports that Malaysia's attorney general had written to an Indonesian minister, saying the decision to withdraw charges took into account concerns Indonesia had raised about the case.
Ms Aisyah is expected to return home to Indonesia later today, having told reporters she 'did not expect' to be freed.
Kim Jong Nam
On February 13th 2017, 45-year-old Mr Kim was smeared with VX - a banned nerve agent which was developed as a chemical weapon.
He'd been waiting to board a plane to Macau when he was poisoned.
He died about 20 minutes later.
Lawyers have argued the two women did not know they were poisoning Mr Kim, and instead believed they were taking part in pranks for a reality TV show.
Four North Koreans alleged to have been involved in the assassination plot remain at large, after leaving the country shortly after the attack.
South Korean intelligence has claimed the murder was part of a five-year plot by the North Korean leader to kill a half-brother he reportedly never met.
