South Korea Calls for Suspension of North Korea's Membership in the United Nations

South Korea has called for the suspension of Pyongyang's membership in the United Nations due to its use of chemical agents to assassinate the half-brother of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un. At the same time, Malaysia has stated that it will charge the two detained women with murder. According to Reuters, Malaysian police say the two women sprayed the chemical 'VX' on Kim Jong-nam, the half-brother of the North Korean leader, and this scene was captured by airport security cameras on February 13. This chemical is listed among the prohibited weapons of mass destruction by the United Nations. The United States and South Korea believe he is a victim of an assassination orchestrated and managed by the North Korean regime. North Korea on Tuesday rejected these 'fantastical and absurd assumptions' outright. South Korean Foreign Minister Yun Byung-se, speaking at a disarmament conference initiated by the United Nations in Geneva on Tuesday, March 1, stated that the use of nuclear weapons is a warning sign, and the international community must act, including the suspension of North Korea's membership in the United Nations. He added, 'Many media outlets have pointed out that North Korea's use of chemical weapons in a third country for assassination is a clear message. It shows that the unpredictable, ruthless, and heavily militarized regime of North Korea is ready and willing to attack anyone, anywhere, at any time.' The North Korean government has described the South Korean Foreign Minister's remarks as 'disgusting and wicked.' Kim Jong-nam, the half-brother of the North Korean leader, lived in exile under the protection of the Chinese government in Macau and had criticized his family's absolute control over the regime. Following the incident, Malaysian police arrested a Vietnamese woman and an Indonesian woman. A North Korean man has also been arrested, and seven other North Korean citizens are wanted. This case has taken on the story-like quality of a spy movie. The Attorney General of Malaysia told Reuters that on Wednesday, at the first court session for the two detained women, a death penalty will be sought under the country's criminal laws. Security camera footage released in the media shows the two women attacking Kim Jong-nam in the departure hall of Kuala Lumpur Airport, and he dies within 20 minutes. Both detained women have told diplomats from their countries in Malaysia that they were paid to participate in what they thought was a television prank show. However, police say the two women knew what they were doing during the attack on Kim Jong-nam because they washed their hands after spraying the chemical on the victim. VX is one of the deadliest chemicals ever created. According to the South Korean Foreign Minister, 'Just a few grams of this substance is sufficient for mass killing.' He added, 'Assessments indicate that North Korea has thousands of tons of materials necessary for chemical weapons, including VX. This assassination is a warning to all of us about North Korea's chemical weapons capabilities and its intentions to use these weapons.'