Kim Hyon-hui

This article is about the former North Korean agent. For the table tennis player, see Kim Hyon-hui (table tennis).
In this Korean name, the family name is Kim.
Kim Hyon-hui
Kim Hyon-hui in 2010
Born (1962-01-27) 27 January 1962 (age 62)
Kaesong, North Korea
NationalityNorth Korean (defected)
Other namesKim Okhwa, Mayumi Hachiya
Known forBombing of Korean Air Flight 858
Notable workThe Tears of My Soul
Criminal statusPardoned
Children2
Conviction(s)Murder (115 counts)
Criminal penaltyDeath
Details
Date29 November 1987
Killed115
Korean name
Hangul
김현희
Hanja
Revised RomanizationGim Hyeonhui
McCune–ReischauerKim Hyŏnhŭi
Japanese cover name
Mayumi Hachiya
Kanji蜂谷 真由美
Transcriptions
RomanizationHachiya Mayumi

Kim Hyon-hui (Korean: 김현희, born 27 January 1962), also known as Okhwa, is a former North Korean agent, responsible for the Korean Air Flight 858 bombing in 1987, which killed 115 people.[1][2] She was arrested in Bahrain following the bombing and extradited to South Korea. There she was sentenced to death but later pardoned shortly after being convicted and sentenced.

In recent years,[when?] Kim has publicly expressed regret about the bombing and she has provided information about the state of affairs in North Korea as well as the possible state of abductees.

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference United Nations Human Rights Council 2014 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "The North Korean spy who blew up a plane". BBC News. 22 April 2013.