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only direct source having affirmed that the three persons had been detained
in 1987 was a defector whose identity was unknown, who allegedly gave that
information to the husband, Oh Kil Nam. The source nevertheless continued to
claim that no one was able to contact Mrs. Shin at the address indicated by
the Government.
8.
The Working Group, despite its efforts to establish the facts, could not
reach a conclusion that Mrs. Shin Sook Ja and her daughters Oh Hae Won and Oh
Kyu Won had been, or were still, under detention.
9.
In the light of the above, the Working Group decides to file the cases of
Shin Sook Ja, Oh Hae Won and Oh Kyu Won, in conformity with paragraph 14 (b)
of its methods of work.
Adopted on 30 May 1995.