Yu Song-jin
South Korean engineer
About Yu Song-jin
Born 1960. Yu Song-jin is a South Korean.
Yu Song-jin (; born 1964 or 1965) is a South Korean engineer detained for four-and-a-half months in 2009 by North Korea.
Detention A native of Goseong, Gyeongsangnam-do, Yu was employed by Hyundai Asan in the Kaesong Industrial Complex. He was detained on March 30, 2009, after allegedly "slandering the system of the DPRK" and inciting a waitress to defect to South Korea. 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.
Legacy The imprisonment is thought to be partially responsible for reducing the volume of trade between North Korea and South Korea in recent years.
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Who is Yu Song-jin?
South Korean engineer
When was Yu Song-jin born?
Yu Song-jin was born in 1960 in Goseong County.
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Yu Song-jin is South Korean.
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