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词条 Woo Yong-gak
释义

  1. Capture

  2. Imprisonment

      Purpose   Torture allegation  Solitary confinement 

  3. Release and repatriation

  4. See also

  5. References

  6. External links

{{Korean name|Woo}}{{Infobox person
|birth_date={{Birth date and age|1929|11|29}}
|birth_place=Nyongbyon County, Japanese Korea
|nationality=North Korean
|occupation=Commando
}}Woo Yong Gak (born 29 November 1929)[1] is a former North Korean commando who was released from incarceration in South Korea on 25 February 1999.[2]

He served 40 years, 7 months and 13 days in prison as one of South Korea's unconverted long-term prisoners.[3] It has also been said that he "spent 41 years in solitary confinement".[4][5] He returned to North Korea in September 2000.

Capture

Woo was captured during a North Korean commando raid in South Korea's east coast waters in 1958 while he participated as one of the raiders.[6]

Imprisonment

Purpose

After his conviction of espionage for North Korea, Woo was sentenced to life imprisonment.[7] South Korea claimed that he had been leading a group of spies.[8] Throughout his imprisonment he refused to sign an oath of obedience to South Korea's National Security Law, which bans the display or expression of any pro-North Korean sentiment.[9]

Torture allegation

A report by Amnesty International records his claim of torture in an underground facility after his arrest and a forced confession.[10]

Solitary confinement

South Korean law specifies solitary confinement for spies, even if they pose no physical threat.[11]

Woo was held in solitary confinement in a 12-by-12 foot cell since his capture aboard a North Korean boat.[12] The terms of his imprisonment permitted 30 minutes of daily exercise with other prisoners.[9] In 1998, he was said to be "missing all his teeth because of years of torture, poor food, and inadequate medical treatment".[13] In 1999, prior to his release, he was reported to be suffering from a degree of muscular paralysis resulting from a stroke[14]

Release and repatriation

Woo was among 17 long-term detainees released under a wider amnesty to mark President Kim Dae-jung's first year in office.[15] As a 70-year-old man, he walked free from the gates of Daejeon prison.[16] It was proposed that he be allowed to return to North Korea, where he had a wife and son,[17] in exchange for South Korean prisoners of war.[18] He returned to North Korea, though not in exchange for any imprisoned South Koreans, in early September 2000,[19][20] and was immediately awarded the National Reunification Prize.[21]

See also

  • prisoner of conscience

References

1. ^{{citation|url=http://www1.korea-np.co.jp/pk/146th_issue/2000082501.htm|periodical=The People's Korea|publisher=Chongryon|number=146|date=2000-08-25|title=Unconverted Long-Term Prisoners to Be Repatriated to N. Korea on Sep. 2|access-date=27 June 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120226023505/http://www1.korea-np.co.jp/pk/146th_issue/2000082501.htm|archive-date=26 February 2012|dead-url=yes|df=dmy-all}}
2. ^https://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F40817F934590C768EDDAB0894D1494D81&n=Top%2fReference%2fTimes%20Topics%2fSubjects%2fP%2fPolitical%20Prisoners South Korea Frees A 41-Year Captive, Reuters, 25 February 1999
3. ^https://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=FA0914F939590C7A8EDDAD0894D1494D81&n=Top%2fReference%2fTimes%20Topics%2fSubjects%2fP%2fPolitical%20Prisoners Seoul Journal; Out at Last, Prisoner 3514 Catches Up on 40 Years, 29 April 1999, by Nicholas D. Kristof (New York Times)
4. ^{{Cite news| url=http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/1999/02/25/world/main36530.shtml | work=CBS News | title=Seoul Frees Political Prisoners | date=25 February 1999}}
5. ^{{Cite news| url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/286070.stm | work=BBC News | title=Solitary: Tough test of survival instinct | date=25 February 1999}}
6. ^http://www.iht.com/articles/1998/03/14/kor.t_7.php Kim's Decree Benefits Millions; Some Dissidents Are Left Out : South Korea Grants Sweeping Amnesty by Don Kirk, International Herald Tribune, 14 March 1998
7. ^http://web.amnesty.org/library/Index/ENGASA250151998?open&of=ENG-394 Amnesty International, 1998 South Korea country report
8. ^http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4196/is_19990226/ai_n10487064 North Korean ends 41 years in solitary, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 26 February 1999
9. ^1 http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/286070.stm February 1999 BBC Report
10. ^http://web.amnesty.org/library/Index/ENGASA250151998?open&of=ENG-394 1998 Amnesty International South Korea country report
11. ^http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/285875.stm Happy to see the light, BBC News, 25 February 1999
12. ^http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/1999/02/25/world/main36530.shtml Seoul Frees Political Prisoners, CBS News, 1999
13. ^http://www.indianexpress.com/res/web/pIe/ie/daily/19980314/07350704.html Indianexpress.com report of 14 March 1998 from Seoul
14. ^https://www.amnesty.org/ailib/aireport/ar99/asa25.htm 1999 Amnesty International report for South Korea
15. ^http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/285875.stm Happy to see the light, BBC News, 25 February 1999
16. ^http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/285875.stm February 1999 BBC News Report
17. ^http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4196/is_19990226/ai_n10487064 North Korean ends 41 years in solitary, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 26 February 1999
18. ^{{Cite news| url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/285875.stm | work=BBC News | title=Happy to see the light | date=25 February 1999}}
19. ^http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/907307.stm Korean Communists Go Home, BBC News Report, 2 September 2000
20. ^https://fas.org/news/dprk/2000/dprk-000901b.htm 1 September 2000 correspondent report by Alisha Ryu, Federation of American scientists report for the Democratic People's Republic of Korea
21. ^{{citation|title=National reunification prizes awarded to unconverted long-term prisoners|url=http://www.kcna.co.jp/item/2000/200009/news09/04.htm|date=2000-09-04|accessdate=2012-09-13|periodical=Korean Central News Agency|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141012070632/http://www.kcna.co.jp/item/2000/200009/news09/04.htm|archive-date=12 October 2014|dead-url=yes|df=dmy-all}}

External links

  •   BBC News report of 25 February 1999, including face image
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