Kim Hye-Yeong M0000059

North Korean victims
Case number
FP003
Name (KOR)
김혜영
Type of victim
  • Disappeared after repatriation
Nationality
North Korea
Sex
Female
Age group when taken
30s
Below 18 when taken
No
Marital status
Divorced
Type of occupation
  • Cultural Professional
Date of birth
Feb 22, 1972
Year of birth
1970s: 1972
Place of birth
Hyesan-si, Ryanggang
Country of birth
North Korea
Place of residence
Hyesan-si, Ryanggang
Place of residence on map

Latitude: 41.396961

Longitude: 128.166603

Place of residence on map
Reason behind disappearance
  • Escape from North Korea
Date when taken (additional note)
April 2009
Year when taken
2000s: 2009
Country where taken
China
Province where taken
Jilin
Region where taken
Tonghua
Region where taken on map

Latitude: 41.7294774

Longitude: 125.8078606

Region where taken on map
Type of place where taken
Unknown
Description of disappearance
Disappeared after a phone call with her family in Tonghua, China after she escaped North Korea. According to her sister, there seemed to be MSS agents with her during the phone call.
Date last identified
October/November 2010
Year last identified
2010s: 2010
Country last identified
North Korea
Information on detention
Yes
Place of first detention
Unknown (No information on the process of repatriation)
Place of second detention
Anti-espionage prison in MSS in Hyesan-si, Ryanggang, North Korea
Additional information on second detention
Got tuberculosis during detention
Place of third detention
Political prison camp in North Korea
Period of third detention
October/November 2010 -
Region of second detention on map

Latitude: 41.3840892

Longitude: 128.1353678

Region of second detention on map
Sentence
10 years
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Related proceeding(s)