KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia will not be a pawn of any country, said Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak, amidst an escalating row with North Korea over the probe into the murder of Kim Jong-nam.
Najib said a crime had been committed in Malaysia and its authorities are investigating the case objectively.
The North Korean ambassador to Malaysia, Kang Chol, had recently accused Malaysian authorities of "unjust behaviour" and said the probe was centred on a "political aim".
"(Malaysia) will (not) be pressured or bullied.
"The ambassador's remarks are considered to be diplomatically rude on his part," Najib said at a press conference today after launching the Faith & SL1M Book at the Putra World Trade Centre (PWTC).
The prime minister added that it would be better for all parties to work together in solving the murder.
"(North Korea) should help us to find out the truth," he said.