Thread: Two Tourists Brutally Murdered on Koh Tao, One Raped: Police Spark Thailand Manhunt

Bangkok Post
October 22, 2014
Writer: Online Reporters

The parents of two Myanmar men suspected of killing two British tourists on Koh Tao arrived in Bangkok on Wednesday to visit their sons.

The controversial case took and extra twist when Zaw Lin and Win Zaw Htu recanted their confessions to police and lodged their retractions with public prosecutors through the Lawyers Council of Thailand.

Their parents arrived at Don Mueang airport on Nok Air flight DD4231 from Yangon about 10am Wednesday. A Myanmar embassy representative and a lawyer for the two men met them at the airport and took them to the embassy.

They planned to travel to Koh Samui in Surat Thani province to visit their sons, who are being held at the Koh Samui prison, but the timing has not been revealed.

On seeing reporters at the airport, the parents burst into tears and said they wanted to see their sons and their living conditions and ''seek justice'' from the Thai courts.



Tun Tun Htike (left) and May Thein, parents of Win Zaw Htun, one of two Myanmar workers accused of killing the British tourists, cry as they speak to reporters after arriving at Don Mueang airport. (Reuters photo)

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Originally Posted by Sumocakewalk

Bangkok Post
October 22, 2014
Writer: Online Reporters

The parents of two Myanmar men suspected of killing two British tourists on Koh Tao arrived in Bangkok on Wednesday to visit their sons.

The controversial case took and extra twist when Zaw Lin and Win Zaw Htu recanted their confessions to police and lodged their retractions with public prosecutors through the Lawyers Council of Thailand.

Their parents arrived at Don Mueang airport on Nok Air flight DD4231 from Yangon about 10am Wednesday. A Myanmar embassy representative and a lawyer for the two men met them at the airport and took them to the embassy.

They planned to travel to Koh Samui in Surat Thani province to visit their sons, who are being held at the Koh Samui prison, but the timing has not been revealed.

On seeing reporters at the airport, the parents burst into tears and said they wanted to see their sons and their living conditions and ''seek justice'' from the Thai courts.



Tun Tun Htike (left) and May Thein, parents of Win Zaw Htun, one of two Myanmar workers accused of killing the British tourists, cry as they speak to reporters after arriving at Don Mueang airport. (Reuters photo)

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Am sure there will be no shortage of tears when they are united with their son, on all sides.