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    Australia man sentenced to death over Hell's Angel member's murder

    Antonio Bagnato has been found guilty of murdering a bikie associate and sentenced to death in Thailand - but will likely never face the firing squad or be given the lethal injection.

    On Tuesday, the 28-year-old Australian was charged with abducting and killing Wayne Rodney Schneider at a luxury villa in the seaside resort of Pattaya in 2015.

    The mangled body of the Hell's Angels biker gang member was later found naked and with a broken neck after being buried in a shallow grave by the side of a road.

    Thailand rarely carries out the death penalty, with the latest figures indicating there were 649 prisoners under sentence of death at the beginning of 2015.

    In 2003 the country changed its official method of execution from the firing squad to lethal injection, and its last execution was carried out on two convicted meth traffickers almost a decade ago in 2009.

    Bagnato, Mr Schneider's former body guard and business associate, was arrested in Cambodia's capital city Pnomh Penh in December 2015.

    He was flown to a military base where he was interrogated and charged. It's unclear whether he was flown back to the same military base, or escorted to one of Thailand's many jails.

    http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti...nd-murder.html
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    Hannah Witheridge and David Miller were found on a beach on the southern island of Koh Tao in Thailand.


    Zaw Lin (R) and Win Zaw Htun (L)



    Myanmar men given death penalty for killing 2 British backpackers in Thailand appeal against sentence

    Bar workers Zaw Lin and Win Zaw Htun were found guilty of murdering David Miller, 24, and raping and killing Hannah Witheridge, 23, in September 2014

    By Nandini Krishnamoorthy
    International Business Times UK

    Two Myanmar men given the death sentence for murdering two British backpackers in Thailand in September 2014 have used their last life line and appealed to a court against the sentence.

    Migrant bar workers Zaw Lin and Win Zaw Htun were found guilty of murdering David Miller, 24, and raping and killing Hannah Witheridge, 23, whose bodies were discovered on a beach on the diving resort of Koh Tao in Thailand.

    Both the men had raped Witheridge and bludgeoned the pair over the head, a court had heard in December 2015.

    Their death sentence was upheld by the Appeal Court in March this year when the pair lost an appeal to have their sentence overturned.

    Lin and Htun submitted their final appeal on Monday (21 August).

    "The deadline is today so we have to submit it. This is the final chance to appeal," Nakhon Chomphuchat, head of the Myanmar men's defence team, told Reuters.

    The conviction of the men in 2015 was mired in controversy as they had claimed that the confessions they made during the questioning – which were later retracted – had been extracted through torture or abuse.

    The workers earned some supporters who also claimed that the DNA evidence submitted by the Thai investigators was inadmissible as it had not been collected, tested or analysed as per international standards. They also alleged that questioning of the two men was unlawful as it had been done without the presence of the lawyers of Lin and Htun.

    Reuters reported that some migrant rights groups also accused the Thai police of failing to properly seal off the area where the crime took place and of using the two Myanmar workers as scapegoats.

    The Thai police denied the accusation. The families of the British tourists were also thought to have spoken in support of the police investigation.

    There were huge protests outside Thailand's embassy in Myanmar's capital city, Yangon, which lasted a couple of days following the sentencing of Lin and Htun in December 2015.

    Reuters noted that although Lin and Htun were given the death penalty, this mode of punishment has not been carried out in many years in Thailand.

    http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/myanmar-men...ntence-1635897
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    Thailand carries out first execution since 2009 – on convicted murderer who robbed, then stabbed teen victim 24 times

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    Thailand has carried out its first execution since 2009, putting a 26-year-old convicted murderer to death by lethal injection.

    Theerasak Longji was executed on Monday, six years after his conviction for stabbing a 17-year-old student 24 times to steal his mobile phone and wallet.

    The execution came as Thailand’s coup leader-turned-premier Prayuth Chan-ocha prepares to travel to Britain and France on a highly-publicised official visit.

    The trip may now see the former army chief face awkward questions over the use of the death penalty as well as Thailand’s wider human rights record since he seized power in a 2014 coup.

    Prayut, however, defended capital punishment on Tuesday, telling reporters that to maintain peace and order in society, executions are “still a necessity and what people want”.

    “There are many serious cases happening today,” he said.

    The Department of Corrections, which oversees one of the world’s highest incarceration rates, said 325 convicts have been executed since 1935, the majority by shooting.

    That practice ended on December 11, 2003. Between then and 2009 a further six were executed by lethal injection

    Monday’s execution serves as a “lesson to deter those who wanted to commit serious crime”, the department added in a statement.

    Figures provided to Amnesty by the Ministry of Justice show 510 people including 94 women were on death row at the end of last year.

    Nearly 200 had exhausted all final appeals – like Theerasak. As a last resort they can seek a pardon from Thailand’s king.

    The death penalty is still in force in numerous countries in Asia and China remains the world’s top executioner.

    The International Federation of Human Rights said Thailand would have become a “de facto abolitionist” had it not carried out any executions before August 24, 2019, 10 years after the last death sentences were carried out.

    The UN Human Rights Office for Southeast Asia said it “deeply regrets” the resumption of executions.

    Thailand’s justice system has been criticised for favouring the wealthy and connected and is notoriously slow and harsh for poor suspects.

    In 2015 two Myanmar migrant workers were sentenced to death for the 2014 murder of two British backpackers, one of whom was raped, on the dive resort island of Koh Tao after a flawed police investigation.

    Their lawyer said on Tuesday they were awaiting a ruling on their final appeal.

    http://www.scmp.com/news/asia/southe...2009-convicted
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    Kiwi may face death penalty over Bangkok meth bust

    A Kiwi could face the death penalty after being charged in a Bangkok meth bust.

    By Chelsea Boyle and Lincoln Tan
    newstalkzb.co.nz

    New Zealander Isidor Rein, 62, was detained on Sunday in Thailand after he allegedly received a briefcase with a secret compartment containing 2.060kg of crystal methamphetamine from a Nigerian man and Thai woman to take to New Zealand.

    The Ministry of Foreign Affairs says it is assisting a New Zealand citizen in Thailand.

    "The New Zealand Embassy in Bangkok is in contact with local authorities regarding the arrest of a New Zealand citizen in Thailand," a ministry spokesman said.

    He said for privacy reasons, however, the ministry was unable to provide further details.

    A top international aid lawyer says Kiwis detained in jails overseas faced "immense stress and uncertainty" with potentially disastrous outcome.

    Founder and director of LawAid International Chambers Craig Tuck said that as more Kiwis travel overseas, the number that are running into trouble with the law was also growing.

    Tuck specialises in human rights cases and transnational criminal law and his group has represented clients or advised on cases across 15 countries including Thailand, Indonesia, China, Australia, Fiji, Malaysia, Peru, Mexico, the United States and the UK.

    It is feared that Rein could face the death penalty in Thailand, which is one of 58 countries that still retains capital punishment.

    The law in Thailand allows the imposition of a death sentence for 35 crimes, including drug trafficking - but rarely imposes it.

    Tuck said Kiwis detained overseas faced difficulties including language and cultural barriers as well as rule of law issues.

    "The net result is that people feel alone, without voice or understanding of their predicament, detained in cramped dirty conditions with many others and subject to physical force."

    On top of that, there could be intense media interest from freelancers who have the sole task of staking out places such as police stations for photos and commentary, Tuck said.

    He said it was critical that this was also managed by an appropriate representative.

    "It is said that many cases are won or lost at the police station – from our perspective this is true," Tuck said.

    The process and penalties could be harsh and needed to be carefully navigated, he said.

    "The death penalty is imposed in the many thousands each year – with the sentence being carried out regularly and often in barbaric fashion with hangings, beheading and firing squads."

    Since 1935, Thailand has executed 326 people - the latest being June 18, 2018. More than 510 there remain on death row.

    Tuck's career has required jail visits across the globe – some of the conditions were simply "unimaginable" for those who accept that "humane containment is part of a civil society".

    "In many countries the jails are akin to zoos," Tuck said.

    His group regularly used private investigators, cyber security experts, psychiatrists and psychologists to help people who had been detained overseas.

    Political and diplomatic intervention was always tricky, Tuck said.

    "Governments and diplomats have an obligation to maintain a relationship above and beyond the person detained," he said.

    That is why specialist advocates were so important to tackle some of the issues, he said.

    This sentiment was echoed by a LawAid International Chambers colleague, barrister Thomas Harré.

    "One point to note is that Kiwis detained overseas cannot expect substantial assistance from the NZ Government," Harré said.

    "The consulate will be able to assist with a list of lawyers that the person can contact, inform that person's next of kin, help arrange the transfer of funds, and attend court hearings as observers."

    Harré said they had worked across a broad range of jurisdictions, particularly within Southeast Asia.

    The cases often involved drugs charges, or situations which might point to human trafficking, he said.

    The "romance scam" was a classic example in which a vulnerable person was tricked into carrying drugs for an organised criminal group, he said.

    "The deception involved there turns the situation into a highly exploitative one."

    https://www.newstalkzb.co.nz/news/cr...kok-meth-bust/

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    Australian bikie Luke Cook sentenced to death in Thailand over drug smuggling charges

    A Perth member of the notorious Hells Angels and his wife have been sentenced to death in Thailand for trying to smuggle half a tonne of crystal methamphetamine into Australia.

    Luke Cook, 34, and his Thai wife Kanyarat Wechapitak, 40, were arrested at Bangkok's Suvarnabhumi airport in December and charged over a 2015 plot to smuggle an estimated $300 million worth of the drug - also known as ice - into Thailand then on to Australia.

    A Thai court has sentenced the couple to death but that is expected to be commuted to life in prison, according to media reports today.

    Friends have told 9News they believe Cook has been framed.

    "Luke is a family man who loves his kids," one said.

    "When this first happened, he did everything he could to try and get them out of the country.

    "He is innocent. He would never do something like this.

    "I believe he has been set up to take the fall for someone else's mistake."

    Cook is accused of co-ordinating the movement of the drugs from China to Thailand on board a yacht.

    However the shipment was dumped off the southeastern Thai province of Chonburi after being spotted by Thai authorities.

    About 50kg of the drug divided up into four sacks later washed ashore at Mae Ramphueng beach in Rayong province in June 2015.

    Authorities in Thailand claimed Cook was paid $US10 million by the Hells Angels to buy and store the drugs for later shipment to Australia.

    As part of their investigation, Thai police confiscated assets including luxury cars.

    Cook and his wife ran a boat importation business, Global Marine Solutions, and police claimed they had ties with Sydney-based Hells Angel and drugs identity Wayne Schneider, who was murdered in Thailand in November 2015.

    Schneider was believed to have paid Cook the money to smuggle 500kg of crystal meth into Thailand so it could then be distributed elsewhere.

    Speaking in Singapore, Prime Minister Scott Morrison said the case was a distressing reminder to Australian travellers to abide the rules and laws of countries in which they are a guest.

    "As we are going into the summer period and people will be travelling ... it is not uncommon for us to get these calls in early January with a constituent who have found themselves in a spot of bother," Mr Morrison said.

    "My plea to you is this. Respect the country you are going to."

    According to Cook's LinkedIn profile, he's a dual Australia-New Zealand national, studied in Papua New Guinea and lived in a triplex in the Perth suburb of Balcatta.

    His resume shows he worked as a FIFO cook and chef for about 11 years including at Christmas Island Immigration Detention Centre, on a boat and at WA resources sector projects.

    A Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade spokesperson declined to comment specifically on Cook.

    "The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade is providing consular assistance to an Australian in Thailand," a spokesperson told 9News.com.au.

    "Owing to our privacy obligations we will not provide further comment."

    The Australian Federal Police also told 9news.com.au in a statement that it was briefed on the matter after Cook's arrest by Thai authorities.

    "The AFP had no involvement in the Thai investigation that resulted in this man's arrest and subsequent conviction," an AFP spokesperson said.

    https://www.9news.com.au/2018/11/14/...s-angels-bikie
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    Thai man given death sentence for horrific rape/murder of German tourist


    By thaivisa news

    A 23 year old Thai man has been given the death sentence by the Chonburi court for the brutal rape and murder of a 27 year old German tourist on the island of Koh Si Chang in April.

    Ronakorn "Pon" Romreun will die for the crime after battering Mariam Beelte with wood and rocks and burying her corpse under stones in an effort at concealment.

    The murder on April 7th shocked the small Koh Si Chang community that "Pon" was a part of. It also made international news around the world.

    The court heard how Pon and Ms Beelte had encountered each other at the foot of a series of stone steps that led up to a site of the flag of Rama V on the holiday island.

    She parked her rented motorcycle but rejected the Thai man's approach after he bought her flowers. He followed her as she climbed the 360 steps.

    Near the top and weakened by the climb she was attacked and raped by Pon on the steps. He then hit her with a piece of wood. She fought back and managed to try and flee down the steps.

    He hit her with a rock on the head that caused her to fall.

    He then turned her over and repeatedly smashed her head and face with rocks until she was dead.

    He then dragged her into the undergrowth where he covered her with rocks.

    The body was soon discovered and police made a quick arrest and Pon admitted the crime.

    He was also high on drugs at the time of the rape and murder.

    The court handed down the death sentence and ordered the seizure of rocks that were part of the evidence presented in the case.

    Thaivisa notes that Thailand carried out its first execution of a prisoner on death row for nine years last June.

    Teerasak Longji, 26, was killed by lethal injection at Bangkok's Bang Kwang prison. He had been convicted of aggravated murder.

    Officials were tight lipped at the time about the execution with anti-death penalty activists surprised by the move.

    Many prisoners sit on death row but the penalty has rarely been carried out in recent years with the previous execution having been carried out in 2009.

    https://news.thaivisa.com/article/37...german-tourist
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    Former Thai MP receives death sentence for masterminding murder

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    The Khon Kaen Provincial Court today (September 24) sentenced Nawat Tocharoensuk, the former Khon Kaen MP of the Pheu Thai Party, to death for being the mastermind behind the 2013 murder of Suchart Kotthum, the former chief administrator of Khon Kaen Provincial Administrative Organisation.

    The court found Nawat guilty of having hired the previously-sentenced defendants to kill Suchart, sentencing him to death and also ordered him to pay Bt300,000 (S$13,492) as compensation for funeral expense to the victim's family, according to a source at the court.

    After Nawat was taken to a detention cell, his legal team proceeded to apply for his release on bail while pending an appeal to fight the conviction at a higher court, the source said.The murder took place on May 3, 2013 with a gunman shoting dead Suchart in front of his home in Tambon Nai Muang of Muang Khon Kaen.

    Five male suspects - Pol Sen Sgt Maj Weerasak Chamnanpol, former deputy superintendent at Nong Rua police station Pol Lt Col Somjit Kaewphrom, Prapan Sripilai, Boonchuay Jungklang, and Piyapong Meekambang - were subsequently arrested for colluding in the premeditated murder and violation to the Firearms Act.

    The primary court had on October 29, 2014 sentenced Pol Lt Col Somjit to life in prison and Prapan to 37 years, 14 months and 30 days in jail, while the other three defendants, who maintained their innocence, were acquitted due to lack of evidence.

    In 2016, the Appeal Court sentenced Pol Lt Col Somjit to death and Prapan to life behind bars, while also overturning the other three men's acquittal and sentenced them to life in prison. After the Appeal Court verdicts, the five filed an appeal to the Supreme Court.

    Later, the Khon Kaen Court issued an warrant on April 3, 2018 for Nawat's arrest for hiring others to commit a murder, which led to him being sentenced to death today

    https://www.asiaone.com/asia/former-...minding-murder
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    Us drug dealer escapes in thailand

    Dramatic moment an American 'drug dealer' and his girlfriend facing execution in Thailand ESCAPE from court after he 'stabs a police officer' during a gunfight

    An American alleged drug dealer and his girlfriend who are facing execution in Thailand have dramatically escaped from court in a blistering gunfight.

    Bart Allen Helmus, 39, is accused of stabbing one of the guards before his accomplice Noi Ton Nintet, 41, allegedly shot the same man in Pattaya on Monday afternoon.

    Helmus, along with his Thai girlfriend Sirinapha Wisetrit, 31, and the third accomplice Noi, were seen dashing out of the cell door with their chains still clamped to their legs.

    CCTV shows one prisoner brandishing a 9mm pistol at officers, while another wrestles a guard to the floor. The officer appears to be writhing around in agony following the altercation.

    Footage from the parking lot showed the trio bounding off, one still holding the pistol, where they got into a waiting bronze Isuzu pickup truck.

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    Supreme Court passes death sentence on Pattani bombers

    bangkokpost.com

    The Supreme Court has decreed the death penalty for six men convicted of a string of bombings and attempted bombings in central Pattani in 2016.

    Facing the death sentence are Ibrohim Yosoh, Amri Lueyoh, Santi Chatharakul, Ayub Paolee, Isamae Tuyong and Noroning Nordeh.

    They were among 10 people convicted of charges relating to bombings and attempted bombings in six incidents which occurred in downtown Pattani from June to December 2016.

    The other four were Masun Salae, Abdulloh Hayee-uma, Hamid Jehma and Rusran Wahayee.

    The Supreme Court sentenced Masun, Abdulloh and Rusran to life imprisonment and Hamid to 36 years and eight months in jail.

    The six offences include planting a bomb near the central mosque in central Pattani on July 3, 2016 and the explosion at a noodle stall in the market on Pipit Road on Oct 24 that year.

    The explosion killed one person dead and injured 20 others.

    The 10 men were also found guilty for their roles in bombing two fishing trawlers in Muang district on June 18, 2016 and setting off a bomb at the JP furniture store in downtown Pattani the following day.

    All, except Ayub, were arrested in December, 2016. Ayub was caught by the security forces on March 2, 2017.

    The Supreme Court passed the death sentence after upholding the guilty ruling of the lower court.

    According to the court, the men were convicted due to strong evidence and testimony provided by key witnesses.

    Two men were found to have possessed a firearm and acquired materials and equipment for assembling bombs.

    Apart from the bombing and attempted bombing charges, the men were also charged with illegal assembly to commit a crime and colluding to amass firearms for the purpose of acts of terrorism.

    https://www.bangkokpost.com/thailand...attani-bombers

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