Laos says the sixteen Lao nationals suspected of involvement in the Vangtao-Chongmak raid in July 2000 are in good health and are being taken good care of in accordance with their status as provided by the Lao national laws.
The statement was made in a letter to the UN Human Rights Commission by Vice Foreign Minister Phongsavath Boupha. The suspects are being held in a pre-trial detention camp in Champassack province pending investigation and evidence gathering.
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