Human Rights Commission Rejects Investigation on the Kidnapping of KAL – Chosun.com

The National Human Rights Commission of Korea North decided to investigate the abduction of North Korean planes in 1969,

According to the NHRCK, Hwang In-Cheol, the head of the family organization of the victims of the North Korea. KAL abduction, said in a letter to the NHRCK last May that "the Ministry of Unification has not actively organized the arrest" He said. The KAL kidnapping case was a case in which a Korean Air (KAL) airliner, which left Gangneung in December 1969 and headed for Gimpo, was abducted by North Korean agents. Of the 50 kidnapped, 39 were dismissed and 11 were missing.

The NHRCK issued a decision on the 20th of last month on Hwang's petition Mr. Hwang is the son of Hwangwon kidnapped (32 years old). This means that it is not subject to the NHRCU investigation. The NHRCK said in its statement of decision: "It is not appropriate for the NHRCK to investigate the repatriation of abducted individuals." These are the highly political and diplomatic issues of the government in response to domestic circumstances and conditions. and external.

This is the third time that Hwang has made a real response to the NHRCK. In 2010 and 2017, the decision of the NHRCK was taken. A KNRC official said: "Unlike the female defectors of the labor force in 2016, the KAL kidnapping case has existed for 50 years." This is not a reality on which the NHRCK can investigate. "

The National Human Rights Commission Act states that violations of human rights and acts of discrimination are investigated and are investigated by the NHRCK The NHRCK said in response to Hwang's complaint, "in accordance with Article 32 (1) of the Human Rights Act. "If the Commission considers it inopportune to investigate, it can be dismissed". An NHRI official said: "Investigators judge what complaints are appropriate for the investigation."

North Korean human rights groups argue that a "group of lawyers for a democratic society (ministry) is kidnapped by the National Intelligence Service". The Human Rights Commission, which has opened an investigation into the case of North Korean restaurant employees, dismissed the issue of human rights abused by the North Korean regime as a matter of question policy. "