Won O-O D0000170

North Korean victims
Case number
FP054-01
Name (KOR)
원OO
Type of victim
  • Disappeared in North Korea
Nationality
North Korea
Sex
Female
Age group when taken
60s
Below 18 when taken
No
Marital status
Married
Occupation
Clerical staff
Type of occupation
  • Civil Service Worker
Year of birth
1940s: 1949
Place of birth
Pungsan-gun, South Hamgyong
Country of birth
North Korea
Place of residence
Hyesan-si, Ryanggang
Place of residence on map

Latitude: 41.428492

Longitude: 128.213216

Place of residence on map
Reason behind disappearance
  • Disclosure of internal information
Year when taken
2010s: 2011
Country where taken
North Korea
Province where taken
Ryanggang
Region where taken
Hyesan-si
Region where taken on map

Latitude: 41.3840892

Longitude: 128.1353678

Region where taken on map
Type of place where taken
Home
Description of disappearance
Arrested by a military officer who followed her home for retrieving a confidential military document. Her children and their partners were arrested for guilt-by-association
Year last identified
2010s: 2011
Place last identified
Province-level MSS in Hyesan-si, Ryanggang
Country last identified
North Korea
Information on detention
Yes
Place of first detention
Province-level MSS in Hyesan-si, Ryanggang, North Korea
Region of first detention on map

Latitude: 41.3840892

Longitude: 128.1353678

Region of first detention on map
Additional description

Her death at the detention center was known through someone working at the MSS

Related perpetrator(s)