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Myanmar migrants found guilty of killing British backpackers

January 3, 2016 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Yves Dam Van and Jocelyn Gecker Associated Press KOH SAMUI, Thailand (AP) — A Thai court on Dec. 24 sentenced two Myanmar migrants to death for the murder of two British backpackers on a resort island last year, in a case that raised questions about police competence and the judicial system in Thailand. Human […]

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2014, 2016, Asia, Associated Press, DNA, Foreign Office, Hannah Witheridge, Human Rights Watch, Jocelyn Gecker, Koh Samui, Koh Tao, Michael Miller, Myanmar, Nakhon Chompuchat, Phil Robertson, Porntip Rojanasunand, Thailand, Vol 35 No 1 | January 2 - January 8, Wai Phyo, Win Zaw Htun, Zaw Lin

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