{"id":57772,"date":"2024-02-06T08:00:11","date_gmt":"2024-02-05T23:00:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/english\/?p=57772"},"modified":"2026-04-06T14:01:30","modified_gmt":"2026-04-06T05:01:30","slug":"hyesan-police-launch-manhunt-thief","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/english\/hyesan-police-launch-manhunt-thief\/","title":{"rendered":"Hyesan police launch manhunt for thief"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Hyesan police recently launched a manhunt for a man in his twenties who escaped while being investigated for theft, Daily NK has learned.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">After the suspect, surnamed Kim, broke out of jail in mid-January, the Hyesan police put him on the most-wanted list and released a public bulletin with his personal information, a source in Yanggang Province told Daily NK on Monday, speaking on condition of anonymity for security reasons.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Kim had been serving hard labor for theft but bribed the prison staff to give him compassionate parole for reasons of poor health. But while he was still on parole, he was detained once again for theft by the Hyesan police.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cWhile Kim was being investigated, he took advantage of lax security to make his escape, which caused a major stir in the Hyesan police,\u201d the source said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Daily NK acquired a \u201cwanted\u201d poster that included a photograph of Kim along with detailed information including his date of birth, height, hairstyle, and clothing. The wanted poster cannot be published due to security concerns.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">At the time of his escape, Kim was wearing <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">earmuffs<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, a khaki puffer jacket made by Chinsong (a winter attire brand that is popular among North Koreans), black pants, and black winter dress shoes with pointed toes.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The poster states that Kim\u2019s family members have already defected and that Kim himself has illegally crossed the border before.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cKim\u2019s family members are already in South Korea and Kim has been over the border in the past. The police think there is a good chance he is already across the Yalu River,\u201d the source said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Few people take wanted posters seriously anymore<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">After being released on parole, Kim became a vagrant without any particular job. Without a fixed workplace or residence, the police have struggled to track him down, which is apparently why they decided so quickly to release a public bulletin about the manhunt.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The addition of a thief to the most-wanted list bothers some people in Hyesan, who are concerned that the authorities mean to use ordinary crimes to further tighten social controls.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cWe already had several criminal bulletins of this sort in Hyesan last year, and people don\u2019t take them very seriously anymore. People are disgruntled because the authorities seem to be using the first bulletin of the year to deliberately raise tensions,\u201d the source said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">People are also unhappy with the police for letting Kim out of prison on compassionate parole in exchange for a bribe.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cThe proliferation of theft and robbery is making people more anxious than before. People are growing more critical and distrustful of a judicial system that puts criminals who can afford the bribe back out on the streets,\u201d said the source.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><em>Translated by David Carruth. Edited by Robert Lauler.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Daily NK works with a network of sources living in North Korea, China, and elsewhere. Their identities remain anonymous for security reasons. For more information about Daily NK\u2019s network of reporting partners and information-gathering activities, please visit our FAQ page here.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Please send any comments or questions about this article to dailynkenglish@uni-media.net.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/20240205-4\/\"><em>Read in Korean<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hyesan police recently launched a manhunt for a man in his twenties who escaped while being investigated for theft, Daily NK has learned. 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