Prosecutors look into plea for justice
PUBLIC PROSECUTORS yesterday began looking into the plea for justice from two Myanmar workers, who say they were forced into confessing to crimes they did not commit. The two migrants have been charged with murdering two British tourists on Koh Tao last m
Chief investigator Tawatchai Siangjaew said yesterday that while public prosecutors had taken action on the plea, they would not look into anything not related to the murder case.
He also said the National Human Rights Commission’s (NHRC) move to summon police to explain allegations that these suspects were tortured would not affect the case. To date, public prosecutors have instructed investigators to gather more evidence for a third time, he added.
“At this point, we can’t say when
we will arraign the suspects,” Tawatchai said.
Meanwhile, the suspects’ parents met NHRC commissioner Niran Pitakwatchara yesterday to ask for help. Myanmar Ambassador Tun Aye accompanied the parents, who insisted their sons were threatened into confession.
Speaking via an interpreter, the father of one suspect said his son had never lied to him. “He said that he had confessed after facing threats of amputation and death,” the father said.
Niran said he had explained to the parents that the NHRC could not interfere with the investigation. “What we will do is look into complaints about the suspects’ human rights being violated,” he said.
