Unknown D0000138

North Korean victims
Case number
FP038-03
Name (KOR)
불명
Type of victim
  • Disappeared in North Korea
Nationality
North Korea
Sex
Male
Age group when taken
50s
Below 18 when taken
No
Marital status
Married
Type of occupation
  • Unknown
Year of birth
1940s: 1946
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
MSpS 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
4 months (May 2, 1997 – September 4/5, 1997)
Additional information on second detention
He died at a hospital from paratyphoid. His family was not notified about his death. Around the time of his death, a MPS agent visited his daughter and asked for the victim's clothes without explanation.
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