Hyeon Soo Lim

In this Korean name, the family name is Lim.
Hyeon Soo Lim
Born (1955-02-16) February 16, 1955 (age 69)
Seoul, South Korea
OccupationPastor
Known forImprisoned by North Korea
Hyeon Soo Lim
Hangul
임현수
Revised RomanizationIm Hyeon-su
McCune–ReischauerIm Hyŏn-su

Hyeon Soo Lim (Korean: 임현수; born February 16, 1955) is a Canadian pastor of the Light Korean Presbyterian Church in Mississauga. He is a South Korean-born Canadian citizen.[1] He was operating humanitarian efforts in North Korea providing tens of millions of dollars' worth of aid[2] before disappearing in February 2015.[3] The DPRK had arrested him and in December 2015, Lim was sentenced to life with hard labour for crimes against the North Korean regime.[4]

In August 2017, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau sent a Canadian international government delegation to Pyongyang to discuss the case.[5] Lim was released from detention on August 9, 2017,[6] and arrived in Canada on August 12, 2017.[7]

  1. ^ "North Korea sentences Canadian to life in prison for 'anti-state activities' | CTV News". Ctvnews.ca. CTV News. 2014-05-08. Retrieved 2015-12-16.
  2. ^ Canada. "Unravelling the mystery behind the detention of reverend Lim". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved 2015-12-16.
  3. ^ "GTA pastor confirmed held in North Korea | Toronto Star". Thestar.com. Toronto Star. 2015-03-05. Retrieved 2015-12-16.
  4. ^ Shortell, Dave (16 December 2015). "Hyeon Soo Lim gets life sentence in North Korea". CNN.com. Retrieved 2015-12-16.
  5. ^ "Statement by the Prime Minister of Canada on Pastor Lim's release" (Press release). Government of Canada. August 10, 2017.
  6. ^ "North Korea releases imprisoned Canadian pastor - World - CBC News". Cbc.ca. Retrieved 2017-08-09.
  7. ^ Finkle, Jim. "Canadian pastor returns home after release from North Korean prison". Reuters.