C__ O-O D0000113

North Korean victims
Case number
FP028
Name (KOR)
ㅊOO
Type of victim
  • Disappeared in North Korea
Nationality
North Korea
Sex
Male
Age group when taken
30s
Below 18 when taken
No
Marital status
Married
Type of occupation
  • Business Professional
Year of birth
1970s: 1978
Place of birth
Hyesan-si, Ryanggang
Country of birth
North Korea
Place of residence
Hyesan-si, Ryanggang
Place of residence on map

Latitude: 41.3840892

Longitude: 128.1353678

Place of residence on map
Reason behind disappearance
  • Contact with external sources
Date when taken (additional note)
September 2017
Year when taken
2010s: 2017
Country where taken
North Korea
Province where taken
Ryanggang
Region where taken
Hyesan-si
Region where taken on map

Latitude: 41.3840892

Longitude: 128.1353678

Region where taken on map
Place where taken
Hyesan-si
Type of place where taken
Mountain
Description of disappearance
Arrested by MSS agents when he turned on the cell phone he hid in the mountain
Year last identified
2010s: 2018
Place last identified
MSS jail in Hyesan-si, Ryanggang, North Korea
Country last identified
North Korea
Information on detention
Yes
Place of first detention
Province-level MSS holding center in Hyesan-si, Ryanggang, North Korea
Period of first detention
1 month (September 2017 – October 2017)
Additional information on first detention
Family members weren’t officially informed, but his wife asked the MSS agent in charge the next day about the victim
Place of second detention
MSS jail in Hyesan-si, Ryanggang, North Korea
Additional information on second detention
His fate and whereabouts remain unknown since the moment he was transferred to the detention center.
Combined geolocations

Latitude: 41.403609

Longitude: 128.181331

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