They are charged with the murder of Kim Jong Nam, the estranged half-brother of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, by using the deadly nerve agent VX, at the klia2 last year.
If High Court judge Azmi Ariffin finds that there is a prima facie case against the two women, they will be called to enter their defence. Otherwise, the two women will be acquitted.
Malaysia is the second country involved in a VX nerve agent attack. The first took place in Osaka, Japan, in 1994, in which the chemical was sprayed on the neck of the victim. VX nerve agent is said to be the most dangerous chemical weapon.
Siti Aisyah, 26, and Doan, 29, were charged with four others still at large with 45-year-old Jong Nam’s murder at the klia2 departure hall at 9am on Feb 13 last year.
The charge, under Section 302 of the Penal Code, provides for the mandatory death sentence upon conviction.
Counsel Gooi Soon Seng, representing Siti Aisyah and counsel Hisyam Teh Poh Teik, representing Doan, believed that their clients would be acquitted.
“Based on the existing evidence in court we believe Siti Aisyah will be released without being called to enter her defence,” Gooi said.
“We are confident that justice will be served tomorrow and Doan will be acquitted. It cannot be said that the prosecution has produced credible evidence to establish a prima facie case,” said Hisyam.
Meanwhile, deputy public prosecutor Wan Shaharuddin Wan Ladin said he hoped that the decision would be in their favour as the prosecution had produced strong evidence during the 39-day trial beginning Oct 2, 2017.
During the submission at the end of the prosecution case, Wan Shaharuddin said Siti Aisyah and Doan were trained killers because they had identified their target and they carefully planned and executed their mission.
He said the two women also attacked Jong Nam with a dangerous substance in which the probability of death was high and chances of survival were very low.
A total of 34 prosecution witnesses testified during the seven-month trial and involved 236 exhibits.