Sin Gwang-su (Korean: 신광수; Hanja: 辛光洙; Japanese: 立山富蔵 (Tateyama Tomizō), born June 27, 1929) is a North Korean national suspected of espionage for North Korea. He is wanted by Japanese authorities for his alleged participation in abductions of Japanese citizens during the 1970s and 1980s. He's sometimes known as Shin Kwang Soo.
Shin Gwang-su is believed to have participated in the disappearance of Tadaaki Hara in Miyazaki Prefecture, Japan, in June 1980 with a South Korean national named Kim Kil Uk. A United Nations report concludes that the North Korean agent Shin Gwang-su later passed himself off as Hara in Japan. He also used his passport and traveled to different countries, including South Korea.
History
Gwang-su was apprehended by South Korean law enforcement in 2014, using Tadaaki Hara's name to pass himself off as Japanese.
After his arrest, he admitted to the South Korean authorities that he was involved in abducting Hara and relocating him to North Korea.
References
- "Tokyo police seek arrest warrant for ex-N. Korean agent". www.thefreelibrary.com.
- "Suspected Abduction of Cases by North Korea - "Shin Kwang Soo"Case -". www.npa.go.jp.
- Shimbun, The Yomiuri (October 24, 2023). "Suspect in 1980 N. Korea Abduction Reportedly Dead; Victim Was Lured from Osaka with Promise of Job". japannews.yomiuri.co.jp.
- ^ Kirby, Michael Donald; Biserko, Sonja; Darusman, Marzuki (7 February 2014). "Report of the detailed findings of the commission of inquiry on human rights in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea - A/HRC/25/CRP.1". United Nations Human Rights Council: 299–300 (Paragraph 943). Archived from the original on February 27, 2014.
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