Kim Hyi-ro
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| Kim Hyi-ro | |
|---|---|
| Hangul: | 김희로 |
| Hanja: | 金嬉老 |
| Revised Romanization: | Gim Hui-ro |
| McCune-Reischauer: | Kim Hǔi-ro |
Kim Hyiro (Japanese: Kimu Hiro), was a second-generation Korean in Japan born in November, 1928 in Shimizu, Shizuoka. His father was killed in the accident during the work of construction work in 1931. His mother later remarried in 1933. Since his family was poor, he dropped out the elementary school by the fifth grade. He was caught in theft and it was put into him by the reformatory in 1943. After that, he repeated crimes, such as theft, swindling, and a burglar, and he was coming and going to the prison.
He killed with a gang's management and a subordinate at shooting his rifle in Shimizu City on February 20, 1968. And he broke into the hotel, made the resident and the visitor the hostage and detained it. He required the apology of two policemen about the discriminatory remarks to him of past, and interview of the journalist of NHK. NHK broadcast the apology of two policemen. He was arrested on the 24th.
Then, he was prosecuted for homicide, confinement, and an explosive control breach of the rules. The Shizuoka District Court sentenced him to life imprisonment on June 17, 1973.
He was released on parole on September 7, 1999. He went to South Korea. He was given the luxury flat and living expenses. The movie which made him the hero was made in 1992 in South Korea. He was considered to be "the hero who resisted discrimination" in South Korea.
On September 3, 2000, he broke into his lover's apartment in Busan City, violated her husband, and set fire to the apartment. He was arrested on an attempted murder and incendiarism suspicion.
[edit] References
- (Japanese) Kim Hyi-ro's case
- (Japanese) Monthly interview on Kim
- (Chinese) South Korean murder released after 31 years
