unshaven in clothes and with gambling as a hobby. they reported beijing's open door economic reform policy but in 2013, he was killed. experts say he was offered protection from china and that was a problem according to one export. >> kim jong nam was a symbolic figure as kim jong il's son. he would have been very useful. >> south korea's intelligence chief says kim jong nam may have been put on the assassination list after kim jong un became leader. >> south korean media report he recently got political asylum in the south making him a target. an assassination may have been ordered for another reason. >> i had information that some north korean defectives were considereding leadership under kim jong nam. if he becomes the leader this will be a troublesome thing for north korea's administration. >> he added kim jong nam was the only national that could openly criticize the regime and therefore was a nuisance to his younger brother. >> meanwhile officials are observing the 75th birthday of the country's late leader kim jong il. his so

unshaven in casual clothes and with a gambling hobby, he was the antithesis of his half brother leader kim jong-un. kim jong-nam and his uncle reportedly supported beijing's open door economic reform policy. but in 2013, he was killed. some experts say kim jong-nam was offered protection from china, and that was a problem according to one expert. >> translator: kim jong-nam was a symbolic figure as kim jong-il's son. if an opponent wanted to undermine north korea's regime, he would have been very useful. >> reporter: south korea's intelligence chief said kim jong-nam may have been put on an assassination list after kim jong-un became leader. >> reporter: south korean media reports that he recently sought political asylum in the south making him a target. the experts think an assassination may have been ordered for another reason. >> translator: i had information that some north korean defectors were considering an exile government under the leadership of kim jong-nam. if by any chance kim jong-nam becomes the leader, this will be a troublesome thing for north korea's administration. >>

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