North Korean Escapees Imprisoned In Laos Face Death on Repatriation to North Korea
by editorial staff | 06/12/2006 | article read 484 times
The Washington-DC based human rights group, International Christian Concern (ICC) has just become informed of the arrest and imprisonment of ten North Koreans in Laos who were attempting to find a safe haven in a Southeast Asian country. Two South Korean Christian aid workers who were aiding the escapees were also arrested.
If Laos chooses to surrender the escapees to the North Korean embassy, they will almost certainly face either a long imprisonment in the Gulag or a death sentence. They are currently being held at the Immigration Detention Center in Pang Mong, Luan Brabang Province of Laos.
The names of the refugees are:
1. Cha Song-chol, male, husband, 53 years old
2. Cheon Yong-kum, female, wife, 58 years old
3. Cha Kwang-su, male, son, 25 years old
4. Kim Kyong-suk, female, 71 years old
5. Chu Hi-ok, female, 40 years old
6. Yim Jong-suk, female, 36 years old
7. Shim Yong-kum, female, 35 years old
8. Park Yong-nan, female, 26 years old
9. Jeon Song-hi, female, 26 years old
10. Kim Jong-ae, female, 35 years old
Names of the South Korean aid workers in detention:
1. Kim Hee-tae, male, South Korean
2. Shin Sang Hwa, male, South Korean
International Christian Concern strongly urges all concerned individuals to contact the Laotian Embassy or Consulate in their country to protest and ask for the release of the North and South Koreans:
Lao Embassy in the US
Embassy of the Lao People's Democratic Republic 2222 S Street NW Washington DC 20008 Tel. (202) 332-6416 Fax: (202) 332-4923
Lao Embassy in Belgium
Embassy of the Lao People's Democratic Republic Avenue Brabançonne 19 1000 Brussels Tel: +32-(0)2-740.09.50 - Fax: +32-(0)2-734.16.16 Email: Ambalaobx@yucom.be
Lao Embassy in France (covering the UK as well)
His Excellency Mr Soutsakhone Pathammavong Embassy of the Lao People's Democratic Republic 74 Avenue Raymond-Poincaré 75116 Paris Fax: 00 33 145530298 Email: ambalaoparis@wanadoo.fr
more information: International Christian Concern
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