Choi Seong-Jae D0000071

North Korean victims
Name (KOR)
최성재
Name (JPN)
チェ・ソンジェ
Type of victim
  • Disappeared in North Korea
Nationality
North Korea
Sex
Male
Age when taken
34
Age group when taken
30s
Below 18 when taken
No
Occupation
Manager of a pine mushroom trading business
Type of occupation
  • Business Professional
Date of birth
Sep 30, 1967
Year of birth
1960s: 1967
Country of birth
North Korea
Place of residence
33-ban, Sungcheon-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
  • Not elsewhere classified
Date when taken
Feb 3, 2000
Year when taken
2000s: 2000
Country where taken
North Korea
Province where taken
North Hamgyong
Region where taken
Hoeryeong-si
Region where taken on map

Latitude: 42.4365985

Longitude: 129.7255967

Region where taken on map
Place where taken
33-ban, Seongcheon-dong
Type of place where taken
Factory
Description of disappearance
He was arrested by NSA agents from the Crop-processing Factory. He was accused of stealing and concealing a border guard’s weapon (pistol) and additionally charged with commiting treason agaisnt the State for crossing the border into China.
Country last identified
North Korea
Information on detention
Yes
Place of first detention
MSS in Cheongjin-si, North Hamgyong, North Korea
Period of first detention
6 months (February-August 2000)
Place of second detention
No. 25 kwanliso in Cheongjin-si, North Hamgyong Province, North Korea
Period of second detention
August 2000-
Combined geolocations

Latitude: 41.794154

Longitude: 129.781057

Region of first detention on mapRegion of second detention on map
Related perpetrator(s)