BANGKOK : Two Myanmar suspects in the murder of two British tourists in
Thailand have asked fellow Myanmar national Nobel peace laureate Aung
San Suu Kyi to help their case, reasoning they are innocent.
According to Sein Htay, director of Bangkok-based Migrant
Workers Network, the two suspects wanted Daw Aung San Suu Kyi to help
them for their justice as she is an international icon and also an
influential person in Thailand.
He said they were seeking help from all sectors as they said they did nothing wrong in the case.
Zaw Lin and Wai Phyo, both 21, were arrested in October and
confessed to the crimes, but later retracted their confessions saying
they were tortured and forced to confess.
David Miller, 24, and Hannah Witheridge, 23, were found
dead on September 15 on Sairee beach on Koh Tao, 350 kilometres south
of Bangkok. Ms Witheridge was also found to be raped and slain.
British and Myanmar envoys have raised concerns about the Thai investigation, with Britain sending a police team as observers.
The National Human Rights Commission of Thailand has also expressed concern about the alleged forced confessions.
But Thai police have denied the accusations of torture or misconduct.
The victims’ families said last week the evidence against
the Myanmar suspects is convincing, after British detectives sent to
Thailand reviewed the police findings.
Last week, the Samui prosecutor filed five charges against
Zaw Lin – the murder of Miller, the rape and murder of Witheridge,
illegal entry into Thailand and staying in the country without
permission.
Wai Phyo faces the same charges and an additional charge of stealing a mobile phone and sunglasses from Miller.
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