K__ O-O D0000136

North Korean victims
Case number
FP038-01
Name (KOR)
ㄱOO
Type of victim
  • Disappeared in North Korea
Nationality
North Korea
Sex
Male
Age when taken
27
Age group when taken
20s
Below 18 when taken
No
Occupation
Agricultural worker
Type of occupation
  • Agricultural Worker
Year of birth
1970s: 1970
Country of birth
North Korea
Place of residence
Onseong-gun, North Hamgyong
Place of residence on map

Latitude: 42.9304316

Longitude: 130.0023455

Place of residence on map
Reason behind disappearance
  • Attempt to escape from North Korea
Date when taken
May 1, 1997
Year when taken
1990s: 1997
Country where taken
North Korea
Province where taken
North Hamgyong
Region where taken
Onseong-gun
Region where taken on map

Latitude: 42.9542976

Longitude: 129.9819302

Region where taken on map
Place where taken
Near Tumen River
Type of place where taken
Border
Description of disappearance
Arrested by a MSoS agent while trying to cross the Tumen River with other family members and neighbours
Date last identified
September 1997
Year last identified
1990s: 1997
Place last identified
MSoS prison in Onseong-gun, North Hamgyong
Country last identified
North Korea
Information on detention
Yes
Place of first detention
? MSoS in North Korea
Place of second detention
MSoS prison in Onseong-gun, North Hamgyong, North Korea
Period of second detention
5 months (May 2, 1997 – September 1997)
Additional information on second detention
One day, someone ordered him to get changed, and he went missing
Place of third detention
Political prison camp in North Korea
Period of third detention
September 1997 -
Related perpetrator(s)