The victim (E213) was a named male in his 20s in 1999. The victim was refouled and detained at North Hamgyong Provincial MSS holding centre. The victim attended a church in a named location in China and was found to possess a small black bible with the writing ‘Shin-yak-seong-suh’ (New Testament). An MSS official was witnessed saying: ‘This bastard went over to Christianity?’. The victim’s legs and arms were tied to a bed in a communal male cell. The victim refused all food for nearly one month and was force-fed egg congee, which was regurgitated. The victim was taken out of the cell by MPS officers and was interrogated by an MSS Guidance Officer. The victim was physically assaulted. He was kicked with boots and struck with a wooden stool and with tree branches during interrogation. The victim was unable to walk following the assaults and was dragged along the floor into the cell following interrogation. The victim was transferred to Nongpo MPS holding centre and then transferred to Onsong County MSS detention centre. Certain information is withheld for the victim’s safety.