Kang Jung-Sok S0000522
South Korean victims- Name (KOR)
- 강중석
- Name (JPN)
- カン・ジュンソク
- Type of victim
- Post-war abductees
- Nationality
- South Korea
- Sex
- Male
- Age group when taken
- Unknown
- Below 18 when taken
- No
- Occupation
- Miner
- Type of occupation
- Industrial Worker
- Place of residence
- West Germany
- Place of residence on map
Latitude: 51.12421275782688
Longitude: 10.06328942799459
- Place of residence on map
- Reason behind disappearance
- Unknown
- Year when taken
- Unknown
- Country where taken
- West Germany
- Province where taken
- Unknown
- Region where taken on map
Latitude: 51.12076493195686
Longitude: 10.04221946926856
- Region where taken on map
- Type of place where taken
- Unknown
- Description of disappearance
- Mr. Kang had gone to West Germany on 23 July 1971. Since April 1972, his family had reportedly not received any news from him. It was alleged that he had been kidnapped from Germany by North Korean authorities because of his political conviction about liberal democracy.
- Year last identified
- 1990s: 1990
- Place last identified
- Seunghori kwanliso, North Hwanghae, North Korea
- Country last identified
- North Korea
- Information on detention
- Yes
- Place of first detention
- 북한 황해북도 승호리 관리소
- Period of first detention
- Unknown
- Additional information on first detention
- The source affirms that he was being held in 1990 in the Seunghori kwanliso
- Region of first detention on map
Latitude: 39.002092
Longitude: 126.057283
- Region of first detention on map
- Additional description
Since April 1972, his family had reportedly not received any news from him. In its reply, the North Korean government dismissed the allegation that Mr. Kang was under detention. The Government further provided details about Mr. Kang’s present address and profession. Nevertheless, the Government did not affirm specifically that Mr. Kang had never been detained for any period of time between 29 October 1971 and present (May 1995).
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