Kim Jong Nam's son may have fled to Netherlands

March 9 (UPI) -- A North Korean man who identified himself as the son of slain Kim Jong Nam in a YouTube video may have fled to the Netherlands, Yonhap reported.

Kim Han Sol, 21, eschewed traveling to Malaysia to claim the body of his father and instead opted to flee Macau, a Chinese territory, after the assassination, according to the report. He flew through Taiwan, South Korean news agency Yonhap reported.

Kim Jong Nam is the half-brother of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.

Kim Han Sol and his family, including his mother Lee Hye Kyong, may have traveled to Taiwan on Feb. 15, about two days after the slaying, according to Chesin Net, an online organization that has previously provided Yonhap with personal information about the family on Twitter.

The family believed they could be the targets for assassination and did not feel safe in Macau, according to Yonhap's source.

Taiwanese government sources have said there is no record of Kim Han Sol or his family entering the country, but did not rule out the possibility they may have passed through the country's main airport while in transit.

Chesin Net also told Yonhap the four governments that helped Kim Han Sol and his family find a passage to safety are the Netherlands, China, the United States and Taiwan.

In an earlier statement, the organization known as Cheollima Civil Defense had not identified the fourth government.

Yonhap's source said the group was trying to abide by Beijing's One China policy by not recognizing Taiwan's sovereignty in their message.

In one segment of the video released Wednesday, Kim Han Sol thanks the Dutch Ambassador to South Korea A.J.A. Embrechts for his help.

The message to the diplomat suggests the Dutch government allowed Kim Han Sol and his family safe passage to the Netherlands, Yonhap's source said.

The source also said Cheollima Civil Defense is the early stages of a North Korea government-in-exile.