SURAT THANI, Dec 8 — Both suspects in the case of the murdered British tourists on Ko Tao deny charges in court here today.
Judge Sunawin Suriyaphan, deputy chief of the Ko Samui Court in Surat Thani province, read the charges against the two Myanmar men accused of killing two British tourists on Surat Thani’s Ko Tao island Sept 15.
Public prosecutors from Ko Samui pressed charges against Wai Phyo and Zaw Lin, both 21.
Wai Phyo was also charged with stealing a cell phone and sunglasses from one of the dead.
After hearing the charges, the defendants consulted with their lawyer and then denied all charges.
The judge set Feb 25, 2015 for examination of evidence and witnesses.
Tun Aye, Myanmar charge d’affaires to Thailand, said the Myanmar embassy sought the temporary release of both men and promised to keep them in Thailand.
