Two foreign women suspects in the murder case of North Korean, Kim Jong-nam, arrived at Sepang Court Complex here, under tight security.

The two suspects arrived in separate convoys of 4 WD vehicles escorted by masked police personnel and were accompanied by the traffic police and police patrol cars.

The first convoy of eight 4WD vehicles carrying the first suspect arrived at the court complex at 9.34 am.

The second convoy of six 4WD vehicles carrying the second suspect arrived six minutes later.

Media members could not see the two suspects as they were whisked into the building via the rear entrance which was inaccessible to them.

Security around the court complex was also tightened with the strong police presence. Traffic police controlled traffic in front of the court complex.

The number of media members allowed to follow the court proceedings was limited. Hundreds more gathered outside the building.

A lawyer who arrived at the court complex at 8.35 am was mobbed by media members hungry for news.

Gooi Soon Seng of Messrs Gooi and Azura said he was the lead counsel for Siti Ayesha and was recently appointed by the Indonesian embassy.

His team consist of five to six lawyers.

The two suspects - Siti Aisyah, 25, an Indonesian, and Doan Thi Huong,29, a Vietnamese - were seen wearing bullet-proof vests as they left the court heavily guarded by masked police personnel carrying firearms.

They left the court complex at about 10.40 am in separate convoys, causing excitement the among the frenzied media out to capture their departure. --Bernama