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Defence lawyers in the trial of two Burmese men accused of killing two British backpackers on a Thai resort island last year said on Wednesday they would focus on the[…]
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Garbage cleaner on Sairee Beach testified that police tried to persuade him into saying he had wiped blood off a murder weapon, defence lawyer tells DVB.
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Htun Htun Htike, the father of a young Burmese migrant on trial for murder in Thailand, died on Thursday morning from the effects of a brain tumour.
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The trial of two Burmese migrants accused of murdering a pair of British tourists is set to resume on the island of Koh Samui.
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Defence lawyers for two Burmese men accused of murdering two Britons in the Thai island of Koh Two will call on two British men to give evidence in court.
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Attorneys for two Burmese men charged with murder and rape scramble to prepare their defence after a court moved up the first hearing date by two months.
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A Thai judge on Thursday extended remand for two Burmese men suspected of murdering two British tourists, but indicated that they may each apply for bail at a bond of 500,000 baht (US$15,500).
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Two Burmese men being held in the Koh Tao double-murder case will be spending at least 12 more days incarcerated after the Koh Samui Provincial Court approved prosecutors’ second request to hold them.
British police make an unannounced visit to Koh Tao to inspect locations related to the murders of two UK tourists.
The father of detained suspect Win Zaw Htun tells DVB that his son says he and his friend confessed to rape and murder only after Thai interrogators tortured and threatened to kill them, and that they did not commit the crimes.
Following mixed messages from Thai PM Prayuth over allowing British police access to the investigation, Thai police chief says UK may observe only, but may request ‘additional investigations’ into any specific points.
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A member of the Burmese embassy delegation at Tuesday’s hearing says he heard nothing in court that would implicate suspects Win Zaw Htun and Zaw Lin as murderers.
A request by defence lawyers that the hearing be postponed for a month due to a lack of preparation time is denied. Prosecutors argue that witnesses may try to flee.
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“Zaw Lin, the larger of the two youngsters, claimed he was kicked in the chest and punched. [The other suspect] Win Zaw Htun implied that he was struck around the head.”
Lawyer: “He [Muang Maung] said he did not know what happened afterwards, and that when he returned to the room there was nothing to suggest that Zaw Lin and Win Zaw Htun had committed murder.”
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A lawyer contracted by the Burmese embassy to defend Zaw Lin and Win Zaw Htun, who are accused of murdering two British tourists, said the men confessed to the crimes but told the legal team they had been tortured.
