Park Sung-Ok M0000051

North Korean victims
Name (KOR)
박성옥
Name (JPN)
パク・ソンオク
Type of victim
  • Disappeared after repatriation
Nationality
North Korea
Sex
Female
Age when taken
19
Age group when taken
10s
Below 18 when taken
No
Occupation
Student at Kangan Senior Middle School
Type of occupation
  • Student
Date of birth
Sep 21, 1989
Year of birth
1980s: 1989
Country of birth
North Korea
Place of residence
18-ban, Kangan-dong, 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
Date when taken
Jul 11, 2007
Year when taken
2000s: 2007
Country where taken
Mongolia
Province where taken
Xilingol League
Region where taken
Erenhot
Region where taken on map

Latitude: 43.3814972

Longitude: 111.3274593

Region where taken on map
Place where taken
Border garrison of the Chinese police
Type of place where taken
Border
Description of disappearance
Park Sung Ok was arrested by the border garrison of the Chinese police at Erenhot, Xilin Gol on the way to Mongolia to seek asylum at the embassy of the Republic of Korea.
Information on detention
Yes
Place of first detention
Tumen frontier detention house
Place of second detention
MSS in Onseong-gun, North Hamgyong, North Korea
Period of second detention
1 month (November-December 2007)
Place of third detention
MSS in Hoeryong-si, North Hamgyong, North Korea
Period of third detention
7 months (December 2007-July 15, 2008)
Place of fourth detention
MSS in North Hamgyong
Period of fourth detention
July 15, 2008-???
Place of fifth detention
No. 25 kwanliso in Cheongjin-si, North Hamgyong Province, North Korea
Period of fifth detention
After July 2008-
Combined geolocations

Latitude: 43.002203

Longitude: 129.5506867

Region of first detention on mapRegion of second detention on mapRegion of third detention on mapRegion of fourth detention on mapRegion of fifth detention on map
Sentence
3 years
Additional description

He was reportedly sentenced to three years’ imprisonment in Camp No. 25.

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