Unknown D0000110

North Korean victims
Case number
FP023
Name (KOR)
불명
Type of victim
  • Disappeared in North Korea
Nationality
North Korea
Sex
Male
Age group when taken
Unknown
Below 18 when taken
No
Marital status
Divorced
Type of occupation
  • Unknown
Year of birth
Unknown
Country of birth
North Korea
Place of residence
Onseong-gun, North Hamgyong
Place of residence on map

Latitude: 42.9542976

Longitude: 129.9819302

Place of residence on map
Reason behind disappearance
  • Arrangement for others to escape from North Korea
Date when taken
Apr 10, 2010
Year when taken
2010s: 2010
Country where taken
North Korea
Province where taken
North Hamgyong
Region where taken
Onseong-gun
Region where taken on map

Latitude: 42.9542976

Longitude: 129.9819302

Region where taken on map
Type of place where taken
Border
Description of disappearance
Arrested by a MSS agent in charge who came to the border post in a black MSS car. His sister-in-law who came out to greet him was also arrested
Date last identified
Summer 2011
Year last identified
2010s: 2011
Place last identified
Province-level MSS in Cheongjin-si, North Hamgyong
Country last identified
North Korea
Information on detention
Yes
Place of first detention
MSS in Onseong-gun, North Hamgyong, North Korea
Period of first detention
8 months (April 10, 2010 – December 2010)
Additional information on first detention
The family was not notified of his arrest. Ten days later, his wife was called to the waiting room of the MSS in Onseong-gun and found out that he had been arrested. His wife tried to visit him afterward, but only food delivery was allowed.
Place of second detention
Province-level MSS in Cheongjin-si, North Hamgyong, North Korea
Period of second detention
6 months (December 2010 – Summer 2011)
Additional information on second detention
MSS guidance officer in charge came looking for the victim’s brother-in-law and visits were allowed
Place of third detention
Political prison camp in North Korea
Combined geolocations

Latitude: 42.959369

Longitude: 129.987702

Region of first detention on mapRegion of second detention on map
Additional description

Gave contact information of a relative living in South Korea to his cousin before she escaped in March 2010, the cousin’s older brother reported the victim to the MSS

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