Rescue Abductees works closely with the Family Association
Posted On 2008年11月18日火曜日 at 時刻: 14:32 by RescueAbductees
The Association of the Families of Victims Kidnapped by North Korea (AFVKN), the "Family Association," was founded in March, 1997, when the kidnap of Megumi Yokota became clear based on a former North Korean agent's testimony. Some families searching
for their sons, daughters, brothers and sisters, and had grounds to suspect that family members were held captive in North Korea decided to go public and urge Japanese governments to resolve this issue with the North Korean regime. Since then, the families and members of Rescue Abductees have raised national and internatioal awareness of this issue through petitions, sit-outs and conferences.
Board members of the family association are as follows:
Chairman: Shigeo Iizuka
Vice Chairman: Akihiro Arimoto
Shichiro Hamamoto
Deputy Secretary General: Takuya Yokota
