E45

Victim
Religious or belief association
  • Christianity
Gender
Male
Age range
40-49
Reason for deprivation of liberty
  • Possessing religious items
Violations experienced
  • Arbitrary Deprivation of Liberty
  • Denial of Freedom of Religion or Belief
Forms of torture experienced
  • N/A
Status
Executed
Brief summary

The victim (E45) was a male in his 40s in 2008. The victim had smuggled bibles into North Korea from China. The victim was executed by firing squad at a professional shooting range in mountains close to Samjiyon hospital. The execution was conducted by MPS officials. Approximately 300 witnesses were gathered to observe the execution. Certain information is withheld for the safety of the victim’s family.

Identity of perpetrating organisations
Location of Violation
Year of violation 1
  • 2008
Family arrested?
Unknown
Witness URN
W17
Geolocation of violations

Latitude: 41.811

Longitude: 128.317

Geolocation of violations (linked Victim)
Samjiyon County Hospital
Document URN
D21