“The legal team asks the Supreme Court to re-examine the legal process and evidence, and whether the DNA samples collected from the crime scene really matched those of the defendants,” lawyer Nakhon Chomphuchat told The Nation. Critics have also accused the police of failing to properly collect and test DNA samples from the scene. The two men were arrested weeks after the murder amid severe pressure on the police from the military government and media. The defendants’ legal team has submitted a 319-page document to the Supreme Court for its consideration, a lawyer on the team said. The Supreme Court’s judgement will be final, although capital punishment sentences have not been carried out in the Kingdom for years.

Source: The Nation Bangkok August 21, 2017 12:33 UTC