Thai police have rejected claims of a cover-up involving the murders of two British backpackers, amid claims that two men arrested for the killings were “tortured” into confessing and calls for “a fair and transparent” investigation from Britain.
Hannah Witheridge and David Miller, two travellers from Great Yarmouth and Jersey, were murdered in the early hours of September 15 on the Thai tourist island of Koh Tao.
Two Burmese men were formally arrested for the crime last Friday and have confessed, according to police.
However, the police investigation has faced severe criticism including claims that the two accused, named by Burmese media as Zaw Lin and Win Zaw Htun, were coerced into making their confessions and were interrogated without the presence of lawyers.
“So far, the police investigation has been disturbingly unprofessional,” Thailand’s Khao Sod newspaper said in an editorial. “There are also legitimate concerns that the alleged confessions of the two Burmese suspects were obtained under duress.” Full story...
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Hannah Witheridge and David Miller, two travellers from Great Yarmouth and Jersey, were murdered in the early hours of September 15 on the Thai tourist island of Koh Tao.
Two Burmese men were formally arrested for the crime last Friday and have confessed, according to police.
However, the police investigation has faced severe criticism including claims that the two accused, named by Burmese media as Zaw Lin and Win Zaw Htun, were coerced into making their confessions and were interrogated without the presence of lawyers.
“So far, the police investigation has been disturbingly unprofessional,” Thailand’s Khao Sod newspaper said in an editorial. “There are also legitimate concerns that the alleged confessions of the two Burmese suspects were obtained under duress.” Full story...
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