Koh Tao verdict expected on Dec 24
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A team of pro-bono lawyers representing two Myanmar migrant workers accused of the rape and murder of a female British tourist and the murder of a British male tourist on Koh Tao is anxiously awaiting the verdict, scheduled for December 24.
They called on the court to dismss the case.
In a statement released today, they insisted that the two workers - Zaw Lin and Wai Phyo - were innocent. They stressed that the case questioning and charging of the accused prior to prosecution was unlawful. The accused were also tortured to confess. There is no link between the alleged murder weapon (a hoe) and the accused. Circumstantial evidence was unreliable.
Hannah Witheridge and David Miller were murdered on September 15, 2014. Zaw Lin and Wai Phyo were arrested on October 2.
