Choi O-O D0000105

North Korean victims
Case number
FP019-02
Name (KOR)
최OO
Type of victim
  • Disappeared in North Korea
Nationality
North Korea
Sex
Male
Age when taken
7
Age group when taken
Below 10
Below 18 when taken
Yes
Type of occupation
  • Unemployed
Year of birth
2000s: 2004
Place of birth
Hyesan-si, Ryanggang
Country of birth
North Korea
Place of residence
Hyesan-si, Ryanggang
Place of residence on map

Latitude: 41.376295

Longitude: 128.17319

Place of residence on map
Reason behind disappearance
  • Attempt to escape from North Korea
Date when taken
Feb 16, 2011
Year when taken
2010s: 2011
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
Type of place where taken
Border
Description of disappearance
Arrested by border guards at 2am by the river while trying to escape North Korea
Date last identified
July 2012
Year last identified
2010s: 2012
Place last identified
Orphanage
Country last identified
North Korea
Information on detention
Yes
Place of first detention
MSS in Hyesan-si, Ryanggang, North Korea
Additional information on first detention
Allegedly arrested with his mother while trying to escape and sent to MSS in Hyesn-si
Place of second detention
Orphange in North Korea (presumed location)
Additional information on second detention
Someone heard from an MSS agent that he was sent to an orphanage when visiting her mother. The agent did not say which orphanage.
Region of first detention on map

Latitude: 41.397078

Longitude: 128.175971

Region of first detention on map
Related perpetrator(s)