KUALA LUMPUR, March 6 (Xinhua) -- The ambassador of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea in Malaysia (DPRK), who has been expelled by the Malaysian government, on Monday expressed "grave concerns over the extreme measures taken" by Malaysia which will harm bilateral ties.
It is the first time that Ambassador Kang Chol spoke to the media after the Malaysian government declared him as "persona non grata" on Saturday.
He made the remarks in Korean at the Kuala Lumpur airport, where he will take a flight to leave the country, and were translated by a embassy staff.
"The statement I have made is an expression of the righteous stand as the ambassador of DPRK to this country, on the pre-targeted investigation by the Malaysian police, as they have conducted the autopsy without the consent of the DPRK embassy and later arrested a DPRK citizen without any clear evidence showing his involvement in the incident," Kang told reporters.