Taking into consideration good relations between Indonesia and Malaysia, Thomas agreed to Indonesia's request for the release of Siti Aisyah, one of the two female suspects in Kim Jong-nam assassination, and allowed the passage of "nolle prosequi" by requesting the court to order a discharge not amounting to acquittal against Siti Aisyah. However, he rejected a plea by the second female suspect Doan Thi Huong to drop the murder charge against her despite a request for release from the Vietnamese government.