BANGKOK, Oct 22 — The parents of two Myanmar suspects arrested for allegedly killing two British tourists on Ko Tao island of Surat Thani province arrived in Thailand today, and will visit their sons at Ko Samui prison.
Meanwhile, police asserted they have enough evidence to prosecute despite their recanted confession.
Yesterday a lawyer filed a letter from both suspects recanting their confession to the public prosecutor for Ko Samui district.
The lawyer also said that an interpreter had kicked the suspects until they agreed to confess.
However, police interrogators asserted that they had enough evidence to prosecute both suspects despite their about-turn.
The parents of suspects Zaw Lin and Win arrived at Don Mueang airport at about 9.50am today.
Myanmar labour protection and Myanmar embassy officials met them up at the airport and were to bring them to Ko Samui prison.
It was not confirmed whether they would go to Surat Thani province today.
The mother of one suspect said in tears that she arrived to see her son and seek justice because she did not think he was the murderer.
Meanwhile, ambassadors of Italy, France, England, Denmark, Portugal, Germany, Czech and Spain met representatives of three reporters’ associations and the National Press Council of Thailand to discuss media’s responsibilities for their reports on the Ko Tao murder case.
