Canadian citizen imprisoned in South Korea alleges torture in secret letter sent from prison
CTV
In a secret letter sent from prison and disguised as a gift to a bestselling British author and obtained by CTV News, a Korean-Canadian man in South Korea said he is being tortured, beaten and harassed by prison personnel while serving his eight-year sentence.
In a secret letter sent from prison to a bestselling author in the guise of a gift, a Korean-Canadian man serving time in South Korea said he is being tortured by prison personnel. While Canadian officials say they are aware of the case, South Korea’s Ministry of Justice has denied the allegations, calling them “a one-sided claim without any basis.”
Han-Min Seo, a Canadian citizen serving eight years in Daejeon Prison for assault with a weapon causing harm, sent the letter detailing specific dates and times of the alleged torture and harassment.
Daejeon is about 50 minutes away by train from the South Korean capital city of Seoul, and serves as a major transport hub for the country.
The letter, which was addressed to British author Malka Adler in the guise of a gift of South Korean face masks, was opened by her publisher HarperCollins Publishers in London, U.K., and then forwarded to a Canadian media company at Seo’s request.
