Yu Song-jin

Yu Song-jin (born 1964 or 1965) is a South Korean engineer detained for four-and-a-half months in 2009 by North Korea.

In this Korean name, the family name is Yu.
Yu Song-jin
Born1964/1965 (age 55–56)
Goseong, Gyeongsangnam-do
NationalitySouth Korean
EmployerHyundai Asan
Known for137-day detention by North Korea
Korean name
Hangul
Revised RomanizationYu Seong-jin
McCune–ReischauerYu Sŏngjin

Detention

A native of Goseong, Gyeongsangnam-do, Yu was employed by Hyundai Asan in the Kaesong Industrial Complex. He was detained in March 2009 after allegedly "slandering the system of the DPRK" and inciting a waitress to defect to South Korea.[2] The imprisonment is thought to be partially responsible for reducing the volume of trade between North Korea and South Korea in recent years. 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]

References
  1. "현대아산 직원 유성진 씨 개성공단 억류 '137일' 일지". No Cut News. 13 August 2009. Retrieved 22 October 2015.
  2. "DPRK Says Probe Of Detained South Korean Underway". Turkish Weekly. 1 May 2009. Retrieved 22 October 2015.
  3. Ser Myo-ja (13 August 2009). "North frees Hyundai Asan engineer". JoongAng Ilbo. Retrieved 22 October 2015.


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