Arbitrary Arrest, Detention, and the Absence of Due Process and Fair Trial Rights In another instance, six people convicted of practicing Christianity were executed in secret by firing squad in 2015, in Yeonan County in South Hwanghae Province, with up to 40 others sentenced to a political prison camp for life. The execution marked the culmination of a case that was investigated over several years using infiltrator agents, led by Ministry of State Security Central Command with joint operational control by the Directors and Political Directors of South Hwanghae Ministry of State Security and Yeonan Ministry of State Security. In March 2002, three members of the Lee Min Park family were arrested in a joint raid by officers from Ministry of State Security Central Command and from South Hwanghae Ministry of State Security, following four months of surveillance and wiretapping. After 30 days of pre-trial interrogation, they were sentenced to execution for conducting Christian worship. Organized Persecution: Documenting Religious Freedom Violations in North Korea 21