Malaysia has told North Korea’s ambassador to Kuala Lumpur to leave within the next 48 hours, Malaysia’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs said on Saturday.

Ambassador Kang Chol failed to show up at Wisma Putra, Malaysia’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, by 6pm on Saturday night, resulting in the ministry deciding to inform him of the expulsion.

The move was in response to statements made by the ambassador alleging foreign involvement in Malaysia’s investigation into the February assassination of a North Korean national named by diplomatic documents as Kim Chol, believed to be Kim Jong Nam, the estranged half-brother of North Korean leader Kim