Ban Huay Nam Khao Hmong refugees in Thailand's Phetchabun Province say Vang Pao's arrest and prosecution will not affect them in any way because they are not linked to the general's group even though their ancestors had worked for him during the Vietnam War.
Ly Seu, the Hmong community leader, tells VOA he and his people know the general by name only and never had any contact with him.
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