Koh Tao pair ‘in good health’, says embassy
“We went to see them in Bang Kwang around 8:30am and left around 11am – both were in good health with a high morale,” said an embassy delegate.
“We went to see them in Bang Kwang around 8:30am and left around 11am – both were in good health with a high morale,” said an embassy delegate.
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A Thai prosecutor has submitted final clarifications in the ongoing appeal case of two Burmese men facing the death penalty for the murder of a British couple two years ago.
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Andy Hall, a migrant rights activist assisting the defence team, said the main thrust of the appeal relates to issues with the forensic evidence.
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Lawyers for two Burmese migrants facing the death penalty in Thailand said their appeal will be submitted to the court next Monday.
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A Thai court has given lawyers for two Burmese migrants convicted of killing British tourists in 2014 until 23 May to file their appeal.
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Internet hackers have attacked around 300 Thai court and government websites bringing them offline in retaliation for the sentencing of two Burmese migrant workers to death by a Koh Samui court in December.
A Thai court sentenced two Myanmar migrant workers to death on Thursday after convicting them of the 2014 murders of two British tourists on a holiday island in a case mired in controversy.
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As testimonies conclude, Win Zaw Htun claims he was sexually abused by Thai police officers and forced to confess.
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Migrant rights advocate Andy Hall testified to a Thai court on Wednesday, on behalf of two Burmese men accused of rape and murder on the island of Koh Tao.
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Forensics expert says DNA taken from garden hoe does not match suspects – however, samples taken from rape victim’s body have not been discounted.
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Burmese suspect testifies he was handcuffed, had a bag placed over his head, and was beaten, before police threatened to extract his teeth with pliers.
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Having seen the full report, the judge ruled that the interests of the police outweighed those of the suspects.
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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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Koh Samui court orders all remaining forensic evidence found at the crime scene, including a shovel, to be gathered for forensic retesting.
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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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A vital ruling is expected on whether key forensic evidence can be re-examined, following a day in court when police admitted using up certain DNA samples.
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“Four prosecution witnesses testified at the trial today … none of them could precisely say that the two Burmese youngsters committed the murder.”
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The outcome of the upcoming murder trial will be a test for Thailand not only to realise justice for the deceased, says rights activists Andy Hall.
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The defense for two Burmese migrant workers in the Koh Tao murder case have reiterated their request that the court summon two ‘crucial’ witnesses.
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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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Thai court orders DNA samples to be handed over for independent verification at the trial of two Burmese migrants accused of murder and rape.
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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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Autopsy finds no evidence of violence in the death of British woman found dead in Koh Tao on 19 January.
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The trial of two Burmese migrants accused of rape and murder got underway on Koh Samui with the pair reiterating their plea of innocence.
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Burma’s government and upper house of parliament have pledged to provide financial and moral support to Burmese migrants Zaw Lin and Win Zaw Htun.
Burmese government investigators say that witnesses who might be able to prove the innocence of two Burmese nationals accused of murdering a pair of British tourists in Thailand are too afraid of the Thai police to testify.
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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.