Koh Tao Murders: Defense Asks Court to Drop Charges
By Sasiwan Mokkhasen
Staff Reporter
Zaw Lin and Wai Phyo are guided through a 're-enactment' of the past September's double-murder on Koh Tao On October 3, 2014, file photo
SURAT THANI:-- Lawyers representing two Myanmar migrant workers accused of killing two British tourists on Koh Tao murder called on the court today to drop all charges against the accused.
In a written closing statement submitted to the Koh Samui Court today, the volunteer legal team stressed the court should dismiss the charges against Zaw Lin and Wai Phyo due to the weakness of the evidence against them and procedural abuses at the time of their arrest.
The prosecutions case is marked by an absence of significant evidence needed to prove the guilt of the accused for the crimes they are charged with, read the statement filed with the court today.
The two men have been accused of murder, rape and theft. They face the death penalty if convicted.
The legal team, provided by the Lawyers Council of Thailand, said the two men standing trial for the September 2014 murders were arrested illegally as they were denied legal representation and qualified translators. The statement also repeated key testimony to emerge during the trial including claims the suspects were tortured into confessing, a top forensic examiner concluding DNA collected from the alleged murder weapon did not match the accused.
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-- Khaosod English 2015-10-26
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