The Malaysian authorities declared the ambassador of the North Korea in Kuala Lumpur persona non-grata, reports RIA Novosti, referring to Reuters. Malaysian authorities expect, that the ambassador will leave the country within 48 hours. As AP reports, the reason of such an action is the death of the North Korean citizens in Malaysia, which is presumably the death of Kim Jong Nam.

The North Korean citizen Kim Jong Nam was killed on February 13, at Kuala Lumpur airport.