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Democratic People‟s Republic of Korea
Number of
outstanding
cases at the
beginning of the
period under
review
Cases transmitted to the
Government during the period
under review: 3
Cases clarified during the period
under review: 0
Cases sent under
the urgent action
procedure
Cases sent
under the
standard
procedure
Government
Non-governmental
sources
Number of
outstanding cases
at the end of the
year under review
0
3
0
0
12
9
Number of cases on which the
Government has replied
Multiple replies on some cases
Number of cases of possible clarification
by Government (6-month rule)
Yes
0
9
Urgent Appeal
N/A
Government response
N/A
General allegation
N/A
Government response
N/A
Prompt intervention letter
N/A
Government response
N/A
Working Group request for a visit
N/A
Invitation extended
N/A
Standard procedure
143. The Working Group transmitted three newly-reported cases to the Government The
cases concerned Messrs. Jeong-Woong Choi, Won Hwang and Dong-Ki Lee who were
allegedly abducted while on board of Korean Airlines flight YS-11, flying from Gangneung
City to Seoul’s airport on 11 December 1969. According to the information received, after
the plane took off, the flight was hijacked and diverted from its original destination to the
Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPKR). According to witnesses, they were last
seen on the territory of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea on 14 December 1969.
Information from the Government
144. The Government transmitted three communications to the Working Group, dated 9
February, 9 May and 12 September 2011, in which it replied to nine outstanding cases. The
information was considered insufficient to lead to the clarification of those cases.
Information from sources
145.
Information was received from sources concerning eight cases.
Total cases transmitted, clarified and outstanding
146. Since its establishment, the Working Group has transmitted 12 cases to the
Government; all remain outstanding.
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