In this Dec. 24, 2015 file photo, Myanmar migrants Win Zaw Htun (right) and Zaw Lin both 22, are escorted by officials after their guilty verdict at court in Koh Samui, Thailand. The two were convicted of killing 24-year-old British David Miller and raping and killing 23-year-old British Hannah Witheridge, whose battered bodies were found on a beach in 2014 on the island of Koh Tao in the Gulf of Thailand, a popular destination for diving. They had their death sentences commuted to life imprisonment Friday (Aug 14, 2020) under a general clemency decree issued by King Maha Vajiralongkorn. - AP
BANGKOK, Aug 15, 2020 (AFP): Two Myanmar migrant workers on death row for the brutal murder of a pair of British backpackers in Thailand have had their sentences commuted to life imprisonment following a mass royal pardon.
The men's lawyer Nadthasiri Bergman said the pardon decree -- which was published Friday (Aug 15) and applies to all inmates on death row -- was "effective immediately".
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