Unknown M0000068

North Korean victims
Case number
FP035
Name (KOR)
불명
Type of victim
  • Disappeared after repatriation
Nationality
North Korea
Sex
Male
Age group when taken
40s
Below 18 when taken
No
Marital status
Married
Type of occupation
  • Sports Professional
Year of birth
1960s: 1962
Country of birth
North Korea
Place of residence
Musan-gun, North Hamgyong
Place of residence on map

Latitude: 42.2268513

Longitude: 129.200759

Place of residence on map
Reason behind disappearance
  • Escape from North Korea
Date when taken (additional note)
August 2006
Year when taken
2000s: 2006
Country where taken
China
Province where taken
Jilin
Region where taken
Yanbian
Region where taken on map

Latitude: 42.9091146

Longitude: 129.340652

Region where taken on map
Type of place where taken
Unknown
Description of disappearance
Arrested by Chinese police with his wife after a North Korean spy reported them
Date last identified
July 2007
Year last identified
2000s: 2007
Place last identified
Military MSS in Onseong-gun, North Hamgyong, North Korea
Country last identified
North Korea
Information on detention
Yes
Place of first detention
Border control in Tumen, Jilin
Period of first detention
10 days
Place of second detention
Namyang, North Hamgyong, North Korea
Place of third detention
Military MSS in Onseong-gun, North Hamgyong, North Korea
Additional information on third detention
He suffered from typhoid and paratyphoid at the time. In July 2007, a MSS agent in Cheongjin-si told the victim's wife that he was being treated at a large hospital. However, the victim's death document that his wife saw stated that he died in November 2006.
Combined geolocations

Latitude: 42.984732

Longitude: 129.839725

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

His wife asked for his body, but was told his body was disposed

Related perpetrator(s)