Koh Samui prison chief fears Koh Tao murder suspects may commit suicide

[ingvar]

And the next news we will hear from the warden is: "Unfortunately the two suspects committed suicide last Night, there was nothing we could do".

[Dublin]

You can just see whats coming next,,, clear as crystal,,premeditated murder... oops sorry suicide they must think the rest of the world are stupid

[restart67]

"They may be feeling guilty for the crime they have done."

​Note to myself.... Don't do something wrong because I might feel bad about it.

[draftvader]

You wonder how many people the true suspects could take down with them if they have nothing left to live for. What sort of dirt can these people dish out to make the RTP continue to act in this way?

[Always18]

"I have asked the other inmates to monitor the two burmese". What a laughable and ridiculous statement.

Then, when the inevitable happens it will be "well, we did everything in our power to prevent this, but it was fate after all".

Quite disgusting behaviour by these sham "officials".

[KIWIBATCH]

More like, he informed other prisoners that if they kill these two they may get let out of prison early and/or get a little reward money. But they tell the other prisoners to make sure it looks like a suicide. Hang them or something.

Agreed........absolutely.........wait for the "suicide" announcement from the RTP ............I give it four days from now........(by Monday 13th midnight)

[Tuk Dua]

_{Suicide of prime suspects, case closed. And the real perps get away scot free.}

[Rykbanlor]

Lost for words

[chrisinth]

Yep, the writing will certainly be on the wall if anything does happen to these two after the threat to their well being has been recognized and documented.

Even if it is 'standard operating procedure' to put suspected criminals into general while waiting for their court appearance, in high profile cases like this you would think the prisoners would be moved to either establishments that can provide adequate secure accommodation and surveillance, or a secure medical facility if the threat of suicide is that great.

IMO, if anything happens to these prisoners before the court appearance after these statements, then the police are going to be in such a world of hurt through global responses especially after the criticism over there handling of this case to date.

[Dublin]

You can just see whats coming next,,, clear as crystal,,premeditated murder... oops sorry suicide they must think the rest of the world are stupid

[Robby nz]

Could it be that there are other inmates in there (who speak their language) with them who are telling them of all the horrible things that will happen to them and they would be better off dead ?

Just take a handful of these pills and your troubles will be over, no more pain no more beatings.

They will be two very scared young men whether they did the murder or not.

[wabothai]

They never seize to amaze. Goes on and on....

I sincerely hope the judges are off a higher standard, if it is not too late.

[Camilo Diaz]

.... so sad...

Edited October 10, 2014 by Camilo Diaz

[Carrerakiss]

Three Myanmar witnesses in Koh Tao murder of two British tourists will be brought before the court probably next week to testify in advance before the start of the trial.

Pol Maj-Gen Apichart Boonsriroj, commander of Surat Thani provincial police, said today (Thursday) that the three Myanmar migrant workers were under the care of the police and the public prosecutor had been asked to seek the courts permission to bring the three witnesses to testify in advance.

http://englishnews.thaipbs.or.th/three-myanmar-witnesses-testify-advance-koh-tao-murder-case/

Testify in advance ?? thats a new one on me

Anyone get the impression they are trying to rush this though and get something on record before a nasty incident might happen ........i hope not.

The BIb are definitely trying to rush this through before too many questions get answered. They're on a mission......I'm just not sure that full justice is part of it.

[KIWIBATCH]

...It is time the R word (= Royal)...was removed from the RTP

[jomcondo]

https://soundcloud.com/seanmcanna/comments

[balo]

Actually this is quite common in most murder cases like this in Thailand, to protect suspects from commiting suicide, but it doesnt mean they are suicidal, its just how thai police do it.

The best thing for RTP in this case is to shut up. Every time they open their mouth it will only make things worse for them.

[Equalizer]

Surely their must be some Thai academics out there with a modicum of intelligence who can pull these people to one side. They have been getting away with convincing the completely uneducated for so long that they must sincerely believe these statements will wash. Actually this idiot who has come out with this in his infinite wisdom has probably saved their lives.

[catweazle]

What is this now? Is it a pre-announcement letting us know that someone will "take care of them" so they can wrap up the case saying the suicides proof they have done it? This case is getting more pathetic and bizarre by the hour...

[BangkokHank]

"I have asked the other inmates to monitor the two burmese". What a laughable and ridiculous statement.

Let's just hope that "monitor" doesn't sound like "murder" in Thai! (Fellow inmate: "Oh, you said 'MONITOR'? I misheard the tone! My bad.")

Anyway, it has to be scary when the people who want you dead and who have the ability to kill you / have you killed are predicting your suicide!

[noitom]

The Thais should stage an escape and orchestrate a justifiable killing of the two guys.

[Krataiboy]

Chanin Liangsuwan,chief of Koh Samui District Prison: "They may be feeling guilty for the crime they have done."

How sick is this statement ?

It depends entirely on whether they committed the crime or not.

Meaning they could be feeling guilty because they DIDN'T commit the crime? Or are you just another poster making assumptions on the basis of hearsay evidence?

Guilty or innocent, these suspects deserve a fair hearing. They should be held in a secure unit, with no means of ending their lives other than by outside intervention, and monitored round the clock by independent human rights representatives and/or Myanmar embassy staff, with 24-hour CTV recording as back-up.

This would be in the interests of Thailand, as well as the prisoners, as the entire world is now starting to expect they may have been wrongly accused and convicted by the police, government and mass media - and that there are grounds for fearing they may be silenced to prevent the trial court hearing evidence of the torture said to have been used to extract their confessions.

[monkeycountry]

"I have instructed other inmates to monitor the two Burmese men"

Sounds like Jack Nicholson has already issued a code red. (movie: a few good men)

[casindonet]

Oh, this is not going to end well.

Due to the high profile nature of this case, these two need to be placed in a single-cell status away from the GP with 24-hour cctv.

And what are the chances that the cctv cameras fails at the very important moment?

[jomcondo]

The BiB are either very very stupid or they simply don't give a toss what the world thinks

They are not used to PR on the global stage, they are trying to apply what has always worked on a domestic audience........but they are quickly finding out people are not that stupid.

[Pundi6446]

In the next few days, we'll have the news that these two, "DID" commit suicide for sure.

[yellowboat]

Yet another tacky statement from an unaccountable bureaucrat.

[casindonet]

When will the BIBs ever learn.......never ever announce or make public something that you are planning to do.

[khunjamesjohnson]

"A Cambodian prisoner did it"

That's what the warden will say when they are found dead.

[Camilo Diaz]

http://1clicknews.com/thailand-beach-death-parents-convinced-son-murdered-and-his-killing-covered-up-to-protect-tourism/

serial....? this is sick!