Yu Song-jin (Korean: 유성진; born 1964 or 1965) is a South Korean engineer detained for four-and-a-half months in 2009 by North Korea.
Yu Song-jin | |
|---|---|
| 유성진 | |
| Born | 1964 or 1965 (age 59–60) |
| Nationality | South Korean |
| Employer | Hyundai Asan |
| Known for | 137-day detention by North Korea |
| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 유성진[1] |
| Revised Romanization | Yu Seong-jin |
| McCune–Reischauer | Yu Sŏngjin |
Detention
editA native of Goseong, Gyeongsangnam-do, Yu was employed by Hyundai Asan in the Kaesong Industrial Complex. He was detained in March 30, 2009 after allegedly "slandering the system of the DPRK" and inciting a waitress to defect to South Korea.[2] He was freed in August 2009 after 137 days of captivity when Hyundai Group chairwoman Hyun Jeong-eun went to the North to negotiate for his release.[3]
Legacy
editThe imprisonment is thought to be partially responsible for reducing the volume of trade between North Korea and South Korea in recent years.[citation needed]
References
edit- ^ "현대아산 직원 유성진 씨 개성공단 억류 '137일' 일지". No Cut News. 13 August 2009. Retrieved 22 October 2015.
- ^ "DPRK Says Probe Of Detained South Korean Underway". Turkish Weekly. 1 May 2009. Retrieved 22 October 2015.
- ^ Ser Myo-ja (13 August 2009). "North frees Hyundai Asan engineer". JoongAng Ilbo. Retrieved 22 October 2015.
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