Southern police chief: Enough evidence in British tourists' murder case to make arrest now

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Southern police chief says there is enough evidence in British tourists' murder case to make arrest now



BANGKOK: -- The southern police chief said at noon Tuesday that the police now have gained enough evidence to make arrest of more than one murderers in the murder of the two British tourists in Koh Tao.

Pol Lt-Gen Panya Mamen, commissioner of the Eighth Region Police Command, said the police have now detained all the suspects for questioning, and now have gained evidences of who are the murderer or murderers.

There is more than one, he said, and expressed confidence they will be arrested and charged within this week, he added.

Meanwhile Royal Thai Police acting commissioner dismissed news report that the two British tourists might be killed by local mafias after having heated argument with them.

If there are mafias, the police should have informed and local people might have told the police about it, said Pol Gee Somyos Phumphanmuang on Tuesday on the update of the murders.

He said local people gave good cooperation to give information, adding the report was not true.

The acting national police chief now said there was progress in the investigation, and more central forensic police were sent to Koh Tao to help examine and collect evidence.

He said earlier investigation did not make headway as the cooperation and coordination among authorities were not much with only the investigation police doing their work and no meeting with each other.

But now he said that they will sit down together to discuss and to work in the same direction.

He also disclosed that the two suspects who are speed boat employees have been cleared after DNA testing did not match those found at the scene and in the body of one British victims.

Source: http://englishnews.thaipbs.or.th/southern-police-chief-says-enough-evidence-british-tourists-murder-case-make-arrest-now/

-- Thai PBS 2014-09-23

[Soutpeel]

There is more than one, he said, and expressed confidence they will be arrested and charged within this week, he added

one hopes this is not hollow promise that will come back to haunt them again, like a few other statements that have been made surrounding this case

[traviss]

This should be interesting...

[wellred]

1 of 2 things will happen next. This will either be pinned on someone who had nothing to do with it or they will have actually caught the guilty folks.

[mramazing]

"If there are mafias"

The police denying there even are mafias on Koh Tao is a sure sign this is a cover up. Have they even bothered questioning the ones in the bar brawl or the ones chasing the remaining witness? This is a joke.

[AleG]

Pol Lt-Gen Panya Mamen, commissioner of the Eighth Region Police Command, said the police have now detained all the suspects for questioning, and now have gained evidences of who are the murderer or murderers.

There is more than one, he said, and expressed confidence they will be arrested and charged within this week, he added.

Two mutually exclusive statements.

Well done!

[laolover88]

Don't hold your breath! How many times does one say this in LOS?

[littlebw]

2 or 3 patsies found then , no doubt hand picked by the owners etc

All this been rushed up due to 1 person spilling the beans, Sean McAnne, who in my opinion is telling the truth and is found out to be lying as at least got the casemoving

[Mackie]

Pol Lt-Gen Panya Mamen, commissioner of the Eighth Region Police Command, said the police have now detained all the suspects for questioning, and now have gained evidences of who are the murderer or murderers.

There is more than one, he said, and expressed confidence they will be arrested and charged within this week, he added.

Two mutually exclusive statements.

Well done!

Thailand is the land of oxymorons.

[uptheos]

and expressed confidence they will be arrested and charged within this week, he added.

Why not today??

Wouldn't want them to get the wind up and abscond.

[culicine]

2 or 3 patsies found then , no doubt hand picked by the owners etc

All this been rushed up due to 1 person spilling the beans, Sean McAnne, who in my opinion is telling the truth and is found out to be lying as at least got the casemoving

Patsies with matching DNA? They are going to fake those results too?

[Eddy B]

He also disclosed that the two suspects who are speed boat employees have been cleared after DNA testing did not match those found at the scene and in the body of one British victims.

So polite to mention about the DNA found in the body of one of the British victims. She was raped, people know this but there is no need to say it in such a disgusting way!

[BradWilkins]

Hopefully not a stitch up to satisfy the critics. Now the mafia must be relieved they can get back to business

[mrtoad]

"Pol Lt-Gen Panya Mamen, commissioner of the Eighth Region Police Command, said the police have now detained all the suspects for questioning, and now have gained evidences of who are the murderer or murderers.

There is more than one, he said, and expressed confidence they will be arrested and charged within this week, he added."

A total contradiction in that statement then. Sad to say, but really don't have a lot of faith in this clown show, it looks like it's been a fit up right from the start.

[chainarong]

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and expressed confidence they will be arrested and charged within this week, he added.

Why not today??

Wouldn't want them to get the wind up and abscond.

I wondered that, if they are so cock sure what's holding up the arrest.

[littlebw]

yes i believe they will

i wouldnt trust them at all

2 or 3 patsies found then , no doubt hand picked by the owners etc

All this been rushed up due to 1 person spilling the beans, Sean McAnne, who in my opinion is telling the truth and is found out to be lying as at least got the casemoving

Patsies with matching DNA? They are going to fake those results too?

[terryp]

the police are happy to announce thro extensive and exhaustive negotiations that 2 fall guys have now been found

[littlebw]

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and expressed confidence they will be arrested and charged within this week, he added.

Why not today??

Wouldn't want them to get the wind up and abscond.

I wondered that, if they are so cock sure what's holding up the arrest.

They have got to wait for the owners to fetch the patsies to give DNA

Bingo , perfect match lol

[khunpa]

Seems like he is buying more time for so called discussions. If they had enough evidence and knew who the killers were, they would have arrested them by now. Also it is very strange that they have detained suspects, but have yet to arrest the guilty ones. Any normal police would make arrests, if they knew who it was. You do not let killers walk around free, if you know who they are and at the same time state that you have detained other suspects. Seriously, how stupid a statement is that?

Maybe they have a few burmese workers detained who are by now at the breaking point and ready to confess to anything. So a couple of days more and the case will be "solved".

Great police work and you have to admire their straightforward and very controlled information system. Police forces from around the world could learn a lot from this (NOT!)

Edited September 23, 2014 by khunpa

[iReason]

What about the two that refused to give DNA samples?

"If there are mafias..."

[Costas2008]

Please, shut it and do arrest the murderers.

Enough of this we are ready, we will, we are waiting for the medium to give us instructions.

Do your job and arrest them NOW.

[givenall]

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There is more than one, he said, and expressed confidence they will be arrested and charged within this week, he added

one hopes this is not hollow promise that will come back to haunt them again, like a few other statements that have been made surrounding this case

may be he wants his 15 min fame, so have to wait and see

[aussieinthailand]

Hopefully not a stitch up to satisfy the critics. Now the mafia must be relieved they can get back to business

You talking about the mafia in uniform or the other ones?

[Thai at Heart]

Why on earth do they give them the heads up like this?

What odds - The culprits have left the country and are currently in Cambodia.

[Pakaty]

Pol Lt-Gen Panya Mamen, commissioner of the Eighth Region Police Command, said the police have now detained all the suspects for questioning, and now have gained evidences of who are the murderer or murderers.

There is more than one, he said, and expressed confidence they will be arrested and charged within this week, he added.

Two mutually exclusive statements.

Well done!

Thailand is the land of oxymorons.

Or the hub....

[khunpa]

He said earlier investigation did not make headway as the cooperation and coordination among authorities were not much with only the investigation police doing their work and no meeting with each other.

But now he said that they will sit down together to discuss and to work in the same direction.

So indirectly he is saying the investigation has been useless until now. LOL! At least telling the truth!

[culicine]

Pol Lt-Gen Panya Mamen, commissioner of the Eighth Region Police Command, said the police have now detained all the suspects for questioning, and now have gained evidences of who are the murderer or murderers.

There is more than one, he said, and expressed confidence they will be arrested and charged within this week, he added.

Two mutually exclusive statements.

Well done!

Thailand is the land of oxymorons.

You're half right lol

[beammeup]

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He also disclosed that the two suspects who are speed boat employees have been cleared after DNA testing did not match those found at the scene and in the body of one British victims.

So polite to mention about the DNA found in the body of one of the British victims. She was raped, people know this but there is no need to say it in such a disgusting way!

When are people going to get it through their heads that these are translations from Thai, it might sound completely different in Thai!

[Paulzed]

Is it just me, or do you get the feeling that the real killers ( if there really are Mafias here!??!) will get off scot free and the charged will be some poor despot, that gets framed

[Chetzee]

I have been following this with great interest for the last week , is anyone able to confirm that the man on the left of SM 's 7/11 picture

is the same man seen hanging around with the police at the crime scene on day one ?

And , is there any truth in the statement that two men in SM's 7/11 picture refused to be DNA tested .