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.
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.
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.
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.
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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.
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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.
“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.
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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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CCTV images of the British backpackers’ final hours were played to a court on the island of Koh Samui.
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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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Confirmation that the re-examination of physical evidence will go ahead is expected on 8 June – the first day of the trial of the pair of Burmese accused.
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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.
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[…]
