Myanmar’s ambassador to Thailand said today that the sentencing of two Myanmar migrant workers to death for the 2014 murders of two young British tourists would not affect diplomatic relations, even as protests grew in Myanmar’s largest city.
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The army chief urged Thailand to “review the evidence” that led to the convictions of the two migrants, Win Zaw Htun and Zaw Lin, both 22, who say Thai police tortured them into confessing. He asked Thai and Burmese nationals not to join demonstrations against the verdict.
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Senior general Min Aung Hlaing, the head of the powerful and influential Burmese military, called for the evidence in the case to be reviewed in a message to Prawit Wongsuwan, Thailand’s deputy prime minister.
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Myanmar nationals Zaw Lin (L) and Win Zaw Tun (R) leave the Koh Samui provincial court following their death sentence in Koh Samui on December 24, 2015.
Thai-Myanmar business and trade across the border in Mae Sot district of Tak province continued as usual on Sunday despite a small group of Myanmar people showing up at the crossing to protest the Koh Tao ruling. The defense argued the DNA was mishandled and the two men were tortured while in detention.
At a press conference Sunday, Thai police insisted their investigation was above board and hit out at the recent protests in Myanmar.
On Sunday, Thai police spokesman Dejnarong Suthicharnbancha told reporters in Bangkok “I would like to reassure that the investigation process of police was transparent… and of a standard that is acceptable”.
But the defence, which has vowed to appeal the verdict, disputed the forensic evidence, saying it was improperly collected and processed.
Amnesty International has accused Thai authorities of failing to independently investigate those allegations. Police deny any wrongdoing.
Miller’s family, in a statement to media on the court verdict, defended the work of Thai police, saying a “methodical and thorough” investigation was conducted.
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With their appeal expected to be heard in the next six months to a year, Zaw Lin and Wai Phyo were transferred on Sunday morning from Koh Samui to the high security Nakhon Si Thammarat prison on the Thai mainland.
