K__ O-O D0000151

North Korean victims
Case number
FP044
Name (KOR)
ㄱOO
Type of victim
  • Disappeared in North Korea
Nationality
North Korea
Sex
Male
Age group when taken
30s
Below 18 when taken
No
Type of occupation
  • Skilled Worker
Year of birth
1960s: 1961
Place of birth
Unheung-gun, Ryanggang
Country of birth
North Korea
Place of residence
Hyesan-si, Ryanggang
Place of residence on map

Latitude: 41.396961

Longitude: 128.166603

Place of residence on map
Reason behind disappearance
  • Disclosure of internal information
Year when taken
2000s: 2000
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
Home
Description of disappearance
Family witnessed the victim getting arrested by MSS at night for sending copies of Kim Il Sung collection to China
Year last identified
2000s: 2003
Place last identified
Temporary holding center at province-level MSS in Hyesan-si, Ryanggang
Country last identified
North Korea
Information on detention
Yes
Place of first detention
MSS in Hyesan-si, Ryanggang, North Korea
Period of first detention
3 years (2000-2003)
Additional information on first detention
His wife found out about his detention as an MSS agent visited her and asked for bribes.
Place of second detention
Temporary holding center at province-level MSS in Hyesan-si, Ryanggang, North Korea
Period of second detention
Few months
Place of third detention
Political prison camp in North Korea
Additional information on third detention
Heard that he was transferred to a political prison camp sometime between 20023 and 2005. According to an MSS agent, his exact location cannot be known as "it is decided by the MSS in Pyongyang."
Region of first detention on map

Latitude: 41.397078

Longitude: 128.175971

Region of first detention on map
Sentence
3 years
Additional description

A woman who also sold copies of the collection was not arrested because she had a cousin working at the MSS

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