Kim Dong-shik
Korean American minister (1947–2000) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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In this Korean name, the family name is Kim.
Kim Dong-shik[lower-alpha 1] (Korean: 김동식; Hanja: 金東植,[1] 1947 – disappeared January 16, 2000)[2] was a Korean-American Protestant minister who went missing in China in January 2000. His missionary and humanitarian work in China had involved aiding North Korean defectors there, and evidence eventually emerged that the North Korean regime was responsible for his disappearance.[3][4][5] In 2015, a U.S. federal court awarded damages to his family after determining that Kim had likely died in a North Korean prison camp after being abducted from China by North Korean operatives who regarded Kim's activities as a threat to the regime.[6][7][8]
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Kim Dong-shik | |
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Born | 1947 |
Disappeared | after January 16, 2000 North Korea (presumed) |
Occupation | Christian minister |
Known for | Abduction and likely death at hands of suspected North Korean agents |
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