Park Hyeok-Cheol M0000067

North Korean victims
Case number
FP034
Name (KOR)
박혁철
Type of victim
  • Disappeared after repatriation
Nationality
North Korea
Sex
Male
Age group when taken
20s
Below 18 when taken
No
Occupation
Discharged soldier
Type of occupation
  • Armed Forces
Date of birth
May 7, 1992
Year of birth
1990s: 1992
Place of birth
Suncheon-si, South Pyongan
Country of birth
North Korea
Place of residence
Suncheon-si, South Pyongan
Place of residence on map

Latitude: 39.4269074

Longitude: 125.9098432

Place of residence on map
Reason behind disappearance
  • Escape from North Korea
Date when taken (additional note)
July/August 2015
Year when taken
2010s: 2015
Country where taken
China
Province where taken
Unknown
Region where taken on map

Latitude: 34.747254680829876

Longitude: 102.65625000000001

Region where taken on map
Type of place where taken
Bus
Description of disappearance
Arrested by Chinese police on a bus from China to Mongolia (along with his three companions)
Place last identified
No. 15 kwanliso in Yodeok, South Hamgyong
Country last identified
North Korea
Information on detention
Yes
Place of first detention
Border control in Tumen, Jilin
Place of second detention
MSS in Onseong-gun, North Hamgyong, North Korea
Place of third detention
Province-level MSS in Cheongjin-si, North Hamgyong, North Korea
Period of third detention
6 months
Additional information on third detention
In November 2015, he suffered from a tuberculosis , and his family was informed of his detention through an acquaintance working for MSS.
Place of fourth detention
No. 15 kwanliso in Yodeok, South Hamgyong, North Korea
Additional information on fourth detention
In mid-2017, the victim's mother used bribes and found out that he was transferred to a political prison camp with two others who were caught with him in 2015/2016.
Combined geolocations

Latitude: 42.984732

Longitude: 129.839725

Region of first detention on mapRegion of second detention on mapRegion of third detention on mapRegion of fourth detention on map
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