Thai Police: Flaws in Koh Tao murder case now fixed

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Police: Flaws In Koh Tao Murder Case Now Fixed
BY Khaosod English


Win Saw Htun and Saw Lin appear for a pre-trial witness hearing on 14 Oct 2014, Koh Samui, Surat Thani province.

BANGKOK — Thai police say they are confident that the case of two Burmese migrant workers accused of murdering British tourists in southern Thailand will now move forward to the court after it was initially rejected by prosecutors for being “incomplete.”

State attorneys refused to take up the case earlier this week, citing insufficient evidence and “flaws” in police’s investigation into the murder of British tourists David Miller, 24, and Hannah Witheridge, 23, on Koh Tao island last month.

But today, Pol.Maj.Gen. Paween Pongsirin, deputy commander of Region 8 Police, said the case file is now "perfect."

"We have added information to the case," Pol.Maj.Gen. Paween explained. "The incomplete parts of the case that the prosecutor wanted the police to add more to are now perfect.” He added that the extra information requested did not concern any central details of the case.

According to Tawatchai Siangjaew, director of 8 Region Attorney Office, the prosecutor is expected to formally take up the case "by next week."

Thai police’s investigation into the murder of Miller and Witheridge has been mired in controversy from the start. After several weeks of blunders, confusion, and numerous false leads, police arrested two Burmese migrant workers on the island and accused them of murdering the backpackers.

Although police claim DNA tests and CCTV footage implicate the two men, named Win Saw Htun and Saw Lin, many remain unconvinced due to a series of inconsistent statements made by police and their long history of "scapegoat" arrests.

The controversy intensified even further when a number of human rights activists claimed that the two suspects were tortured by police into confessing during their interrogation. Thai authorities have firmly denied the allegation.

Full story: http://www.khaosodenglish.com/detail.php?newsid=1413444909


-- Khaosod English 2014-10-16

[Jingthing]

Oh. The case is perfect now.

Never mind!

[JOC]

Bought some new witnesses??

[Tatsujin]

Here we go again . . . it's "perfect" cos they say so . . . so say the most untrustworthy gang of thieves (Police) in Thailand . . . followed closely in being "untrustworthy" by the "politicians" . . .

[chrisinth]

It could be that the social media have speculated too much on several instances and the police actually have a case.

It could be that the police has got it completely wrong and the social media have brought to light legitimate arguments.

It could be a bit of both.

However, saying a case is now perfect..............

I hope something has been lost in translation here.

Lets wait and see.

[Costas2008]

Fixed?????

How?

C'mon boys don't make yourselves look more ridiculous, try for once in your lives to pretend you are professional.

Enough is enough.

Tell us the truth.

[gemini81]

LOL what a joke. Do you mean you burned evidence, let the real culprits escape, and make sure you can't be held to blame for tampering with evidence?

[JOC]

A little off topic I know, but I just got to think about it.

Whatever happened to the size 40 footprint, that in the beginning of the "investigation" was considered an important clue?

None of the almost "petite" suspects seem to macth a 40 shoesize!

[Always18]

For "fixed" read "fits perfectly"...........................

[scavenger]

that was rather easy to "fix", by simply ordering foreigners not to meddle in internal affairs...

[Robby nz]

Where were the blood splatters on the clothes of the accused the morning after ?

Where were the wet clothes of the accused after they had dragged David into the sea ?

Where is the CCTV footage of them going back home via the bar where they left the guitar ?

Were their finger prints on the murder weapons ?

Why was their DNA not matched the first time they were tested ?

Who used the condom with Hannah's DNA on the outside and nothing on the inside ?

How did their semen get on the outside of the condom when there was no mention of it earlier ?

Have these and the many other questions been fixed ?

[hansgruber]

Paid..... Errrr fixed.

Sent from my LG-D858

[bannork]

It could be that the social media have speculated too much on several instances and the police actually have a case.

It could be that the police has got it completely wrong and the social media have brought to light legitimate arguments.

It could be a bit of both.

However, saying a case is now perfect..............

I hope something has been lost in translation here.

Lets wait and see.

I would hazard a guess it 's another mistranslation, this time of the word สมบูรณ somboon which can mean complete or perfect, whole. Complete would clearly be the right word here.

[gemini81]

Where were the blood splatters on the clothes of the accused the morning after ?

Where were the wet clothes of the accused after they had dragged David into the sea ?

Where is the CCTV footage of them going back home via the bar where they left the guitar ?

Were their finger prints on the murder weapons ?

Why was their DNA not matched the first time they were tested ?

Who used the condom with Hannah's DNA on the outside and nothing on the inside ?

How did their semen get on the outside of the condom when there was no mention of it earlier ?

Have these and the many other questions been fixed ?

With money and intimidation, and the world knows it..thats why they're sweating bullets....

[BradWilkins]

Amazing how they found some more evidence to make it "perfect", that wasn't even part of the case before.

[bongoz]

"He added that the extra information requested did not concern any central details of the case"

That's because all the 'central details' are still wandering the streets of Koh Tao.

[arrowsdawdle]

that was rather easy to "fix", by simply ordering foreigners not to meddle in internal affairs...

No, it is more likely to mean "fix' as in FIFA and soccer matches.

[mihalis]

Where are the pics of their tortured bodies ?

[Mosha]

Bought some new witnesses??

Beat not bought

[littlebw]

Whats puzzling me so far

1. Why is there no proof that Nomsod was on the island on the 14th September?

2. Why did In Touch release the CCTV that definitely looks like Nomsod?

3. Why didnt In Touch not give the RTP the CCTV and say that it wasnt working

4. Why did the owner of In Touch release the photo in the convenience store{the one where he has phone in hand}

Im confused by all this and yes i still think it was Nomsod who killed Hannah and David but Sean was there as well

We need to see proof that Nomsod was on the island on the 14th

[dezeure]

What a joke this whole case

[dezeure]

I just feel more pity for the parents as all of these coverups and fake claims will make it harder to find the real culprits.

[seajae]

yes it is now fixed, the police have informed all those involved that anyone that does not go ahead/agree with the statements they have made previously to police under their respectful guidance will be commiting suicide

[iReason]

"Fixed"?

It was "fixed" from the start.

"Pol.Maj.Gen. Paween Pongsirin, deputy commander of Region 8 Police, said the case file is now "perfect."

Wait a minute, you and the General said the same thing before the case was even presented to the prosecutors.

Perfect. Now more perfect...

TIT.

[chooka]

So it is now perfect?... yea right. Same as people are dying from ebola and Thailand have discovered the cure. Total rubbish pours out of the mouths of Thais in positions.

[Jiu-Jitsu]

A little off topic I know, but I just got to think about it.

Whatever happened to the size 40 footprint, that in the beginning of the "investigation" was considered an important clue?

None of the almost "petite" suspects seem to macth a 40 shoesize!

Size 40 is quite small for a man. Something like Size 6 UK.

[fritzzz25]

In other news, 400 tons of water buffalo manure was trucked to the port at Laem Chabang last seen loaded onto barges destined for Koh Samui to be used to fill the holes in the murder case at Koh Tao of two British Tourists. Prosecutors are furiously using sand pails collected from nearby Koh Phangan beach to carry said manure to the court house where they are patching up the massive defects in the current pile of bovine excrement that they call a "police investigation"

[fabphil]

fixed now

[Globeman]

Fixed?????

How?

C'mon boys don't make yourselves look more ridiculous, try for once in your lives to pretend you are professional.

Enough is enough.

Tell us the truth.

Impossible. That would be the end of the world as they know. Face must be preserved at all costs.

What they need to do to get out of the corner they have backed themselves into, is engineer a climbdown... admit that the DNA samples got "mixed up", and scapegoat some lower level functionary for the error. Once they free the two Burmese guys, the furor will die down considerably, even if they leave the case "unsolved".

[transam]

Thank "god" DNA has been taken by the English from AC bar folk.............