Malaysia says its expulsion of North Korea's ambassador was intended to warn Pyongyang that it cannot manipulate the investigation into the killing of the North Korean leader's half brother. <br/><br/>Malaysia's government on Saturday gave Ambassador Kang Chol 48 hours to leave the country after he refused to apologize for his strong accusations over Malaysia's handling of the investigation into the February 13 killing of Kim Jong Nam at Kuala Lumpur's airport.<br/><br/>National news agency Bernama quoting Malaysian Deputy Prime Minister Ahmad Zahid Hamidi says Kang's expulsion was a clear message to the North Korean government that we are serious about solving this problem and we do not want the investigation to be manipulated.

Malaysia says its expulsion of North Korea's ambassador was intended to warn Pyongyang that it cannot manipulate the investigation into the killing of the North Korean leader's half brother. <br/><br/>Malaysia's government on Saturday gave Ambassador Kang Chol 48 hours to leave the country after he refused to<br/>apologize for his strong accusations over Malaysia's handling of the investigation into the February 13 killing of Kim Jong Nam at Kuala Lumpur's airport.<br/><br/>National news agency Bernama quoting Malaysian Deputy Prime Minister Ahmad Zahid Hamidi says Kang's expulsion was a clear message to the North Korean government that we are serious about solving this problem and we do not want the investigation to be manipulated.