Kwon Jin-Suk D0000085

North Korean victims
Case number
FP002
Name (KOR)
권진숙
Type of victim
  • Disappeared in North Korea
Nationality
North Korea
Sex
Female
Age group when taken
70s
Below 18 when taken
No
Marital status
Married
Type of occupation
  • Teaching Professional
Date of birth
Jul 4, 1939
Year of birth
1930s: 1939
Country of birth
North Korea
Place of residence
Hyesan-si, Ryanggang
Place of residence on map

Latitude: 41.402913

Longitude: 128.170583

Place of residence on map
Reason behind disappearance
  • Escape from North Korea
Year when taken
2000s: 2009
Country where taken
China
Province where taken
Yunnan
Region where taken
Kunming
Region where taken on map

Latitude: 25.0212964

Longitude: 102.5762361

Region where taken on map
Type of place where taken
Bus
Description of disappearance
Arrested on the bus with other escapees in Kunming-si, China after escaping North Korea. Repatriated to North Korea after the arrest.
Date last identified
February 2010
Year last identified
2010s: 2010
Place last identified
Province-level MSS in Hyesan-si, Ryanggang
Country last identified
North Korea
Information on detention
Yes
Place of first detention
Unknown (No information on the process of repatriation)
Place of second detention
Province-level MSS in Sinuiju-si, North Pyongan, North Korea
Period of second detention
2 weeks
Place of third detention
Province-level MSS in Hyesan-si, Ryanggang, North Korea
Additional information on third detention
Family was told to bring food, but was not allowed to have face-to-face visits;
Combined geolocations

Latitude: 40.0667688

Longitude: 124.3466909

Region of second detention on mapRegion of third detention on map
Additional description

Found out about her death through a hearsay

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