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    103 Search results for "koh tao"

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    Delays continue to beset defendants in appeal of Koh Tao murder conviction

    Thai prosecutors have continued efforts to delay their filing of a rebuttal to an appeal submitted by the legal team of two Burmese defendants in a high-profile, trans-national murder case that has dragged on for more than three years.

    Koh Tao Lead Story News

    Koh Tao murder case: Prosecution fails to file rebuttal

    A legal adviser at the Burmese embassy in Bangkok told DVB that the prosecution team had requested yet another extension – this time until 23 January 2018.

    Law Lead Story News

    Burmese pair face two-week wait on Thai high court’s Koh Tao appeal ruling

    It will take at least two weeks for Thailand’s Supreme Court to decide whether to accept the appeal against the death sentences handed down to two Burmese nationals convicted of the September 2014 murders of two British backpackers on Koh Tao island.

    Koh Tao Lead Story News

    Burmese men appeal against death sentences over Koh Tao murders

    Two men from Burma convicted of killing two British backpackers on a Thai holiday island in 2014 submitted their final appeal on Monday against the death sentence.

    Crime Koh Tao Law Lead Story News

    Koh Tao murder case ‘mishandled,’ says legal team amid last-ditch appeal

    A Burmese legal team has compiled a document outlining what it says was Thai investigators’ mishandling of evidence in the case of a 2014 double murder on the resort island of Koh Tao that was pinned on two Burmese migrant workers now facing death row.

    Crime International Relations Lead Story Migrants Issues News

    Translation said to have been denied in Thai appeals court’s Koh Tao ruling

    Burmese nationals Win Zaw Htun and Zaw Lin, on death row in a Thai prison for the murder of two British tourists, were denied Burmese translation services when officials read out a court ruling rejecting their appeal on 23 February, according to a member of the Burmese delegation assisting the pair.

    Koh Tao Lead Story News

    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.

    Koh Tao Lead Story Migrants Issues News

    Prosecution in Koh Tao case submits final clarifications

    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.

    Koh Tao Lead Story Migrants Issues News

    Appeal submitted for Koh Tao murder case

    Andy Hall, a migrant rights activist assisting the defence team, said the main thrust of the appeal relates to issues with the forensic evidence.

    Crime Lead Story Migrants Issues News

    Koh Tao defense team ready to submit appeal

    Lawyers for two Burmese migrants facing the death penalty in Thailand said their appeal will be submitted to the court next Monday.

    Crime Lead Story Migrants Issues News

    Appeal deadline extended for Koh Tao pair facing death sentence

    A Thai court has given lawyers for two Burmese migrants convicted of killing British tourists in 2014 until 23 May to file their appeal.

    Koh Tao Lead Story News Politics

    Hackers strike Thai sites after Koh Tao sentences

    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.

    Koh Tao Lead Story Migrants Issues News

    Koh Tao murders: hearings conclude with allegations of sexual abuse

    As testimonies conclude, Win Zaw Htun claims he was sexually abused by Thai police officers and forced to confess.

    Lead Story Migrants Issues News

    Koh Tao police report ‘inconclusive and unreliable’: Andy Hall

    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.

    Koh Tao Lead Story Migrants Issues News

    DNA from Koh Tao murder weapon does not match accused: Pornthip

    Forensics expert says DNA taken from garden hoe does not match suspects – however, samples taken from rape victim’s body have not been discounted.

    Koh Tao Lead Story Migrants Issues News

    Koh Tao murders: Zaw Linn details police torture

    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.

    Koh Tao Lead Story Migrants Issues News

    Koh Tao murders: Defence denied Scotland Yard report

    Having seen the full report, the judge ruled that the interests of the police outweighed those of the suspects.

    Koh Tao Lead Story Migrants Issues News

    Koh Tao murders: Defence will focus on DNA, say lawyers

    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[…]

    Koh Tao Lead Story Migrants Issues News

    Koh Tao murders: remaining evidence to be retested

    Koh Samui court orders all remaining forensic evidence found at the crime scene, including a shovel, to be gathered for forensic retesting.

    Koh Tao Lead Story Migrants Issues News

    Police tried to manipulate Koh Tao witness, court told

    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.

    Koh Tao Lead Story Migrants Issues News

    Koh Tao murders: Judge to rule on DNA retesting

    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.

    Koh Tao Lead Story Migrants Issues News

    Koh Tao murders: Defence label witness testimonies ‘inconsistent’

    “Four prosecution witnesses testified at the trial today … none of them could precisely say that the two Burmese youngsters committed the murder.”

    Analysis Contributor Crime Lead Story Migrants Issues News

    Migrants, justice and the Koh Tao murder case

    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.

    Crime Lead Story Migrants Issues News

    Koh Tao murders: British ‘witnesses’ urged to testify

    The defense for two Burmese migrant workers in the Koh Tao murder case have reiterated their request that the court summon two ‘crucial’ witnesses.

    Crime Lead Story Migrants Issues News

    Koh Tao murders: suspect’s father dies from brain tumour

    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.

    Crime Lead Story Migrants Issues News

    Koh Tao murders: Dr Porntip to examine DNA evidence

    Thai court orders DNA samples to be handed over for independent verification at the trial of two Burmese migrants accused of murder and rape.

    Crime Lead Story Migrants Issues News

    Koh Tao murder trial set to resume

    The trial of two Burmese migrants accused of murdering a pair of British tourists is set to resume on the island of Koh Samui.

    Koh Tao: British police provide prosecution evidence, break law?

    British police who passed information to Thai prosecutors in the Koh Tao murder case may have contravened legal guidelines, as defendants Zaw Lin and Wai Phyo, both 21, are facing the death penalty. British[…]

    Lead Story News Travel & Tourism

    Koh Tao tourist death not rape: Thai police

    Autopsy finds no evidence of violence in the death of British woman found dead in Koh Tao on 19 January.

    Brit backpacker death not related to Koh Tao murders

    A British tourist died on the southern Thai island of Koh Tao on 21 January, though no foul play is suspected. The death of Christina Annesley, 23, reportedly from natural[…]

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