Seong Cheol-Min M0000060
North Korean victims- Case number
- FP004-01
- Name (KOR)
- 성철민
- Type of victim
- Disappeared after repatriation
- Nationality
- North Korea
- Sex
- Male
- Age group when taken
- 20s
- Below 18 when taken
- No
- Marital status
- Married
- Occupation
- Unemployed
- Type of occupation
- Unemployed
- Date of birth
- Aug 29, 1980
- Year of birth
- 1980s: 1980
- Place of birth
- Hamheung-si, South Hamgyong
- Country of birth
- North Korea
- Place of residence
- Hyesan-si, Ryanggang
- Place of residence on map
Latitude: 41.3840703
Longitude: 128.0986264
- Place of residence on map
- Reason behind disappearance
- Escape from North Korea
- Date when taken (additional note)
- March 2007
- Year when taken
- 2000s: 2007
- Country where taken
- China
- Province where taken
- Sichuan
- Region where taken on map
Latitude: 30.0730318
Longitude: 97.6552043
- Region where taken on map
- Type of place where taken
- Unknown
- Description of disappearance
- Arrested on the bus while trying to help a little girl escape to South Korea. Repatriated to North Korea after the arrest.
- Date last identified
- January/February 2008
- Year last identified
- 2000s: 2008
- Place last identified
- MSS in Hyesan-si, Ryanggang
- Country last identified
- North Korea
- Information on detention
- Yes
- Place of first detention
- Prison in Yanji-si, China
- Period of first detention
- 6 months
- Additional information on first detention
- He provided information on North Korea's border while cooperating with the Chinese Public Securitiy in Yanji
- Place of second detention
- MSS in Hyesan-si, Ryanggang, North Korea
- Period of second detention
- 3-4 months (September 2007 – January/February 2008)
- Additional information on second detention
- Arrested while trying to escape
- Place of third detention
- Political prison camp in North Korea
- Period of third detention
- January/February 2008 -
- Combined geolocations
Latitude: 43.1112218
Longitude: 129.0363578
- Region of first detention on mapRegion of second detention on map
- Related perpetrator(s)
- Related proceeding(s)
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