Lee Keum-Nam M0000057

North Korean victims
Name (KOR)
이금남
Name (JPN)
イグムナム
Type of victim
  • Disappeared after repatriation
Nationality
North Korea
Sex
Female
Age when taken
35
Age group when taken
30s
Below 18 when taken
No
Marital status
Married
Occupation
Homemaker
Type of occupation
  • Not elsewhere classified
Year of birth
Unknown
Country of birth
North Korea
Place of residence
Hoeryeong-si, North Hamgyong
Place of residence on map

Latitude: 42.4365668

Longitude: 129.7255967

Place of residence on map
Reason behind disappearance
  • Escape from North Korea
Year when taken
1990s: 1999
Country where taken
China
Province where taken
Unknown
Region where taken on map

Latitude: 40.86004454780482

Longitude: 103.447265625

Region where taken on map
Place where taken
Border between China and Mongolia
Type of place where taken
Border
Description of disappearance
She intended to seek asylum in the Republic of Korea after crossing the border between China and Mongolia. However,she was arrested by the national police together with other North Korean escapees.
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
MSS in North Korea
Place of third detention
No. 15 kwanliso in Yodeok, South Hamgyong, North Korea
Region of third detention on map

Latitude: 39.6741055

Longitude: 126.8488167

Region of third detention on map
Related perpetrator(s)