Koh Tao Murders

[jitagawn]

That would be the logical conclusion Flash..

[YimSiam]

Maybe if the win on appeal, it's not such a loss of face, though even I would tend to see that as much worse... Better aim for pardon or commuted sentence - because after all, the Thais are a merciful and forgiving people.

[bust]

Death sentence for Myanmar men prompts protest at “shameless†Thais

 

YANGON/BANGKOK (REUTERS) – Hundreds called for the release of two Myanmar migrant workers in a protest in Yangon, Myanmar’s biggest city, on Friday (Dec 25), a day after a Thai court sentenced the two to death for the 2014 murders of two young British tourists.

The court convicted Zaw Lin and Win Zaw Htun of the brutal murder of Hannah Witheridge, 23, and David Miller, 24, on the Thai holiday island of Koh Tao, a case mired in controversy and questions about the police investigation and Thailand’s treatment of migrant workers.

Around 1,000 people gathered in front of the Thai embassy in Yangon on Friday (Dec 25), police said, calling for the two to be freed. Dozens of police stood guard and closed a lane in front of the building.

 

Some protesters held signs saying: “Shameless Thailand government†while others shouted “We want justice†in English.

The demonstrators dispersed after their request to see the Thai ambassador was turned down.

 

The verdict followed a trial that saw prosecutors build much of their case around DNA evidence that police said linked the two migrant workers to the crime. Defence lawyers argued that police had mishandled the DNA evidence and that the two men were tortured while in detention.

The killings sullied Thailand’s reputation as a happy-go-lucky tourist destination and raised questions over its justice system and its treatment of migrant workers.

U Win Maung, Myanmar’s Ambassador to Thailand, said the verdict would not affect diplomatic ties. “Everyone who is a human, if they hear that they are getting the death sentence, they will be sad, but this is the legal procedure so we have to adhere to the legal procedure,†U Win Maung told reporters in Bangkok.

Some activists have argued that the defendants were scapegoats. Thailand hosts about 2.5 million migrants from its poorer neighbour, many of them working in the fishing and construction industry or as domestic helpers or cleaners in hotels and restaurants.

Amnesty International called for an independent investigation into allegations the Myanmar men were tortured, adding that police in Thailand had a “long and disturbing track record†of using torture to extract “confessionsâ€.

A judge dismissed allegations of torture in the Koh Tao case saying there was no evidence it took place.

[Flashermac]

Remember this and how quickly it was swept under the table as if it had never happened?

 

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September 23, 2014

 

 

Police have arrested a suspect in the murder of two British tourists in Koh Tao and are still hunting for a second suspect who has escaped into Bangkok.

Eighth Region Police Command commissioner Pol Lt-Gen Panya Mamen identified the first suspect as Mon.

He is the brother of a village headman in Koh Tao.

He was arrested after evidence which police collected were examined and proved he was involved, he said.

He also said another suspect is also a son of that village headman. But he has already to Bangkok.

He said both suspects were captured by CCTV cameras and the police have gathered enough evidence to implicate them in the murders.

He said the southern police were coordinating with the metropolitan police to hunt him down, and expected to apprehend him today.

The southern police chief also assured the public that there was no arrest of scapegoats in this murder case as it now is a focal attention of the world.

He also dismissed any suggestion of local mafias or influential people that could twist the investigation with promise that local influence would pose no obstacle to the police investigation.

Instead the police will eliminate all these mafias, he said.

Meanwhile a police source said the police are also looking into the cooperation of those who helped to arrange the suspect to escape. They also will be arrested.

 

 

 

http://englishnews.thaipbs.or.th/one-tourist-murder-suspect-now-arrested-another-run

[My Penis is hungry]

Yes that disapeared fast

 

He also dismissed any suggestion of local mafias or influential people that could twist the investigation with promise that local influence would pose no obstacle to the police investigation.

[Flashermac]

Extensive tests proved that people living on Koh Tao have no DNA. Thus it couldn't have been any of them.

[bust]

As it was not appropriate to post on the board below is a link if anyone is interested. And yes has been cleared by Mods

https://www.change.org/p/david-cameron-independently-investigate-the-horrific-murders-of-hannah-witheridge-and-david-miller/u/14756758

[My Penis is hungry]

555

[cavanami]

I read this morning that Andrew the Drum Man will be compiling info related to past Thai police mis-steps....

[YimSiam]

Poor Andrew - it would certainly seem that there are more lucrative and less futile career options for him out there in the world somewhere. Virtually fucking anything would be a better way for him to spend his time - not knocking him personally nor his work, and it's stuff that I find interesting and I hardly disagree with his general concerns, but dude, the obsession is not good for a man... Sometimes a guy need to know when to leave the boulder at the bottom of the hill this time, and move on to other pursuits! The dividends on his various pursuits cannot have been good over the years.

 

Let us see whether Thailand exemplary record of mercy and understanding is continued with these Burmese guys, without regard to the absence or presence of actual culpability.