E57

Victim
Religious or belief association
  • Christianity
Gender
Male
Age range
50-59
Reason for deprivation of liberty
  • Arrest based on informant
  • Possessing religious items
Violations experienced
  • Arbitrary Deprivation of Liberty
  • Denial of Freedom of Religion or Belief
Forms of torture experienced
  • N/A
Length of detention
Indefinite
Status
Detained
Brief summary

The victim (E57) was a named male aged in his 50s in 2008. The victim was arrested for smuggling pages of the bible into North Korea from China from a named church. The victim was interrogated for a known period and underwent a known and significant period of pre-trial examinations. The victim was sentenced to imprisonment at Hwasong political prison camp. Details are withheld for the victim’s safety.

Identity of perpetrating organisations
Location of Violation
Year of violation 1
  • 2008
Family arrested?
Unknown
Witness URN
W26
Geolocation of violations

Latitude: 41.403831

Longitude: 128.181216

Geolocation of violations (linked Victim)
Ryanggang Provincial MSS Holding Centre
Document URN
D30