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Grave Desecrations

City of St. Paul's Delegation

The City Council of the City of St. Paul, MN unanimously adopted Resolution #07-831 on September 19, 2007. This resolution supported a privately funded delegation appointed by St. Paul Mayor Christopher B. Coleman to travel to Thailand to establish a working relationship with the Thai government about the desecration of Hmong graves at Wat Tham Krabok.

This delegation’s goals were to investigate the different opportunities of bringing peace and reconciliation to the Minnesota families affected by the 2005 grave desecration at Wat Tham Krabok in Saraburi, Thailand, and to bring about an honorable and appropriate solution to this emotional and difficult tragedy.

Member of the City of St. Paul’s Delegation were: State Senator and Senate Majority Leader Lawrence Pogemiller, State Senator Mee Moua, community activist Yee Chang and the Mayor’s Policy Associate, Va-Megn Thoj. The Delegation departed on Friday September 21, 2007 and returned on Saturday, September 29, 2007.

Report of St. Paul fact-finding delegation (PDF)

Delegation Pictures (PDF)