Koh Tao murders: Police chief reconfirms Myanmar migrant workers are real suspects

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Police chief reconfirms Myanmar migrant workers are real suspects



The national police chief Pol Gen Somyos Poompanmuang held a press conference this afternoon to reconfirm that the two Myanmar migrant workers arrested for allegedly killing two British tourists on Koh Tao in mid-September are real suspects and not scapegoats as widely speculated.

Pol Gen Somyos was accompanied by one of his deputies, Pol Gen Chakthip Chaichinda and Pol Lt-Gen Manoo Mekmok, commissioner of Office of Forensic Science at the press conference held at the National Police Office amidst an army of Thai and foreign reporters.

Pol Gen Somyos said that the arrest of the two suspects namely Win and So Lin, both 21, was attributable to five reasons: an eyewitness, a Myanmar migrant worker who implicated them; their DNA samples match with the DNA found in the body of one of the tourists; video footage showing the two suspects; a smartphone of one of the victims found in the possession of the suspects; and the confession of the suspects at the presence of their lawyers.

The police chief said the police were confident that they had substantial evidences to convince the court to convict the two suspects.

He shrugged off widespread criticism in the social media that the two Myanmar migrant workers might be scapegoats as pure fantasy and said that the police were not shaken by such ridiculous criticism.

Source: http://englishnews.thaipbs.or.th/police-chief-reconfirms-myanmar-migrant-workers-real-suspects/


-- Thai PBS 2014-10-07

[Somtamnication]

Noted: A reconfirmed cockup-up is simply a reconfirmed cock-up.

[JOC]

And why should we not believe the words of a highranking, hardworking and non-corrupt Thai policeofficer??

[culicine]

Prove it by sending the DNA outside of Thailand for independent testing. All other evidence can be planted or otherwise interfered with, while confessions can be easily extracted.

[kaobang]

i dont believe him

i believe they are scapegoats and the 1000000 baht reward from the ac bar owner was a clear message

in countries...with a modern law system..this would be illegal

http://englishnews.thaipbs.or.th/koh-tao-headman-offers-one-million-baht-cash-evidence-proves-family-implicated-tourist-murder/

the "full confidence in thai government "declared by thai ambassador in Myanmar just before the arrests was an other clear message

http://www.pattayamail.com/news/myanmar-has-full-confidence-in-thai-government-thai-ambassador-41546

[bruceybonus]

everybody with morals feels physically sick at this outcome

[bigjules007]

All 5 reasons rather dubious

[JOC]

If they are so sure, that this case is solved correctly, why the need to come out and "explain" themselves twice a day?? (Apart from keeping Thaivisa alive!)

[bigjules007]

I only hope for the sake of the Burmese boys that the judge in the trial will be a fair one not swayed by the RTP or prosecutors although I very much doubt it.

[GuyL]

Nobody doubts that they are real suspects, but are they real culprits, that is the question!

[uty6543]

"The police chief said the police were confident that they had substantial evidences to convince the court to convict the two suspects."

But they will never convince the general public both Thai and farang.

[toonsai]

RTP Police confirms they are real scapegoat suspects.

Over 40,000 people already signed the petition to Independently investigate the horrific murders of Hannah Witheridge and David Miller

https://www.change.org/p/the-government-of-the-united-kingdom-independently-investigate-the-horrific-murders-of-hannah-witheridge-and-david-miller

Target 50,000! Go go go

[bertty]

'and the confession of the suspects at the presence of their lawyers'.

Is this the same guy who said they didn't have a lawyer because they didnt ask for one ?

Just how many more times are they going to cock up.

Oh and since when does some bushes outside of some ones window count as their possession.

[khunpa]

Well, that surely puts an end to all speculations... does it not?

[ParadiseLost]

People should consider that it is possibly true their DNA is a match and there is no switch or any other connivance. That much could be true.

The question is did they act alone. There seems to be evidence against this, but their case against these two is enough to put them at the scene and their confessions seal the deal.

The only thing they are denying is that the two are scapegoats. Nobody has answered the questions regarding missing cctv footage, and murder weapon discrepancies. Neither of these matter to this case now. It's a half-case. A disgrace.

[sabaitoo]

That is good then....But what happened to this guy...why was he asked to hang himself by Mon and Mons Copper Friend ??? and why is Mon taken pic of hin in the Minimart ???

[AGareth2]

'and the confession of the suspects at the presence of their lawyers'.

Is this the same guy who said they didn't have a lawyer because they didnt ask for one ?

Just how many more times are they going to cock up.

Oh and since when does some bushes outside of some ones window count as their possession.

why can't they stay on script?

[bigjules007]

This is building momentum now, the telegraph has written an article now saying that the Burmese guys could ne scapegoats and that the RTP's conduct in the case has been questionable at best.

Keep it going people the petition was at 36000 last time I checked

[love1012]

Just a minute..............................Now her phone was found outside the window again? i thought her friend handed it to the police................theres a photo AND a video of her doing this!!!!!!!!!! All of this 5 things are flimsy and easily fabricated. Sean McAnna we need you now as her 2 friends too. ALSO PLEASE parents in UK do not accept this after you finish grieving PLEASE go back to the investigation NEVER let this rest!!!

[transam]

My opinion, there are another, perhaps, two folk missing from this crime...

[love1012]

People should consider that it is possibly true their DNA is a match and there is no switch or any other connivance. That much could be true.

The question is did they act alone. There seems to be evidence against this, but their case against these two is enough to put them at the scene and their confessions seal the deal.

The only thing they are denying is that the two are scapegoats. Nobody has answered the questions regarding missing cctv footage, and murder weapon discrepancies. Neither of these matter to this case now. It's a half-case. A disgrace.

Yes...............My God...............SUCH a disgrace!

[mjnaus]

Well ok, if you say so, then it must be true. If it weren't, surely you would have admitted it today

[Costas2008]

No point of being a parrot and repeating my views on this murder.

The decision has been made.

These people will probably be sentenced to death, in order to avoid one of them, one day, opening his mouth and revealing the truth.

So be it, but please don't ever ask me to trust the Thai police.

[chotthee]

I don't believe the police.

If army say so, I believe.

Where is Prayuth when you need him?

[StealthEnergiser]

RTP Police confirms they are real scapegoat suspects.

Over 40,000 people already signed the petition to Independently investigate the horrific murders of Hannah Witheridge and David Miller

https://www.change.org/p/the-government-of-the-united-kingdom-independently-investigate-the-horrific-murders-of-hannah-witheridge-and-david-miller

Target 50,000! Go go go

I hope the P.M is reading this petition and gets the army to investigate also of how this investigation has gone from the start with suspects and general practioners on the crime scene.

Please PM look into these families that control the island people are concerned and rightfully so 40000,00 signatures in a couple of days should be concerning to your government.

[arich666]

That is good then....But what happened to this guy...why was he asked to hang himself by Mon and Mons Copper Friend ??? and why is Mon taken pic of hin in the Minimart ???

Where the hell did this come from?!

[MikePhuket1970]

If i have three wishes for the truth i would choose

-JFK

-WTC

-Hannah & David

[Bung]

This whole predicament that the police find themselves could have easily been avoided if the had never done in the past what they are being accused of here.

They only have themselves to blame for the public scorn being directed at them now.

They also need to understand the power of social media now. It has come a long in the last decade and they no longer can do what they like, give out a couple of news conferences that imply the public are stupid and expect it to remain a secret.

[chotthee]

DNA can only prove that they have sex.

May be consent sex with guitar playing charming toy boys.

Innocent until proven guilty? Not in Thailand.

[Arkady]

Would the police be expected to say anything different?

Interested in the testimony of the third Burmese which implicates the third. We haven't heard any detail of this.

First mention of the suspects having lawyers present during their confessions. I wonder why a lawyer would advise a client to confess. Most Thais who can afford their own lawyers seem to reserve the right to make statements only to the court, even in 'smoking gun' cases.