Joo Il D0000078

North Korean victims
Name (KOR)
주일
Name (JPN)
チュ・イル
Type of victim
  • Disappeared in North Korea
Nationality
North Korea
Sex
Male
Age when taken
50
Age group when taken
50s
Below 18 when taken
No
Occupation
Violinist with the choir of the Ministry of the People’s Armed Forces of DPRK
Type of occupation
  • Cultural Professional
Year of birth
1950s: 1951
Country of birth
North Korea
Place of residence
North Korea
Place of residence on map

Latitude: 40.1798676

Longitude: 122.1355358

Place of residence on map
Reason behind disappearance
  • Contact with external sources
Date when taken (additional note)
May 2001
Year when taken
2000s: 2001
Country where taken
North Korea
Province where taken
North Hamgyong
Region where taken
Onseong-gun
Region where taken on map

Latitude: 42.6911891

Longitude: 129.7816792

Region where taken on map
Place where taken
Sambong-ri
Type of place where taken
N/A
Description of disappearance
He was arrested by national security agency officials when he went to Sambong District to receive money sent by his sister through a broker. He regularly contacted his sister, who sought asylum in the Republic of Korea and became a citizen of that country. He has also regularly received money from her.
Country last identified
North Korea
Information on detention
Yes
Place of first detention
No. 15 kwanliso in Yodeok, South Hamgyong, North Korea
Region of first detention on map

Latitude: 39.6741055

Longitude: 126.8488165

Region of first detention on map
Related perpetrator(s)