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North Korean Defectors Arrested in Laos
Yonhap News
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[06.08.2006, 03:53 PM]
SEOUL (Yonhap) -- Several North Korean defectors and two South
Korean missionaries helping them are in police custody in Laos,
an activist claimed Thursday.
Tim Peters of Helping Hands Korea, a Seoul-based organization
that helps defectors, said Laotian police arrested the defectors
and the missionaries on charges of illegal activities. He did
not identify them.
South Korea 's Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade said it is
trying to confirm the claim through its diplomatic mission in
Laos.
"We asked for the Laotian authorities to check whether it is
true or not," a ministry official said. "If it is found to be
true, necessary measure will be taken immediately."
On Tuesday, a dozen North Korean defectors were arrested in
Thailand for illegally staying there after sneaking into the
Southeast Asian nation, according to foreign media reports.
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