Choi O-O D0000092

North Korean victims
Case number
FP008
Name (KOR)
최O-O
Type of victim
  • Disappeared in North Korea
Nationality
North Korea
Sex
Male
Age group when taken
30s
Below 18 when taken
No
Type of occupation
  • Unknown
Year of birth
1960s: 1964
Country of birth
North Korea
Reason behind disappearance
  • Escape from North Korea
Date when taken (additional note)
March 1997
Year when taken
1990s: 1997
Country where taken
North Korea
Province where taken
Unknown
Region where taken
Unknown
Region where taken on map

Latitude: 40.32588712258528

Longitude: 126.69536893261493

Region where taken on map
Type of place where taken
Border
Description of disappearance
Arrested as soon as he returned from China for allegedly escaping to China and receiving South Korean NIS’ money. He went to China to receive money for his motorcycles.
Date last identified
April 1993
Year last identified
1990s: 1993
Country last identified
North Korea
Information on detention
Yes
Place of first detention
MSoS detention center in North Korea
Additional information on first detention
He was preliminarily investigated by the MSS, but he was detained in the MSoS detention center as there was one at the MSS. Someone witnessed that he was transferred on a stretcher.
Place of second detention
No. 25 kwanliso in Cheongjin-si, North Hamgyong, North Korea
Region of second detention on map

Latitude: 41.834384

Longitude: 129.72528

Region of second detention on map
Related perpetrator(s)