Mothers of Myanmar pair facing death over Brit murders beg for clemency | Malay Mail

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BANGKOK, Oct 24 — The mothers of two Myanmar men sentenced to death for the murder of a pair of British backpackers in Thailand submitted a plea for clemency from the Thai king today, in a case tainted by claims of irregularities. Myanmar migrant workers Zaw Lin and Win Zaw Tun were sentenced to...

Thursday, 24 Oct 2019 02:11 PM MYT

Myanmar migrant workers Zaw Lin and Win Zaw Tun were sentenced to death by Thai courts for the rape and murder of Hannah Witheridge, 23, and the killing of David Miller, 24. “We are not challenging the judgment. We are saying that... by giving them the death penalty, they will lose the opportunity to do something good with their lives,” lawyer Nadthasiri Bergman said.

 

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