Kim Shin-jo

In this Korean name, the family name is Kim.

Kim Shin-jo
Born	(1942-06-02) 2 June 1942 (age 82) Seishin, Kankyo Hoku, Korea, Empire of Japan
Citizenship	South Korea
Occupation	Pastor

Kim Shin-jo (Korean: 김신조; Hanja: 金新朝; born June 2, 1942) is one of two survivors of the 31-man team of North Korean commandos, known as Unit 124, sent to assassinate the then-president of South Korea, Park Chung-hee, in the Blue House raid in January 1968.[1]

The only other survivor, Pak Jae-gyong, made it back to North Korea, but Kim Shin-jo was captured by South Korean forces. He was interrogated for a year by the South Korean authorities before being released and becoming a citizen of South Korea in 1970. South Korea claimed when North Korean authorities found out that he became a South Korean citizen, his parents were executed and his relatives purged by North Korean authorities.[2][3]

Kim later became a pastor at Sungrak Sambong church in Gyeonggi Province. He has a wife and two children.[4]

References

1. Flora Lewis (18 February 1968). "Seoul Feels a Cold Wind From the North". New York Times.
2. Sunny Lee (27 February 2008). "What would Jesus do to North Korea?". Asia Times. Archived from the original on 14 May 2008.
3. John M. Glionna (18 July 2010). "The face of South Korea's boogeyman". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on 6 September 2012.
4. McDonald, Mark (17 December 2010). "Failed North Korean Assassin Assimilates in the South". The New York Times. Retrieved 8 April 2014.