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Arkansas Supreme Court Decision Allows New DNA Testing in Case of the ​“West Memphis Three,” Convicted of Killing Three Children in 1993

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On April 18, 2024, the Arkansas Supreme Court decided 4-3 to reverse a 2022 lower court decision and allow genetic testing of crime scene evidence from the 1993 killing of three eight-year-old boys in West Memphis. The three men convicted in 1994 for the killings were released in 2011 after taking an Alford plea, in which they maintained their innocence but plead guilty to the crime, in exchange for 18 years’ time served and 10 years of a suspended sentence. 

Thailand: Asia-wide campaign seeks pardon for 2 Myanmar men facing death sentence

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Myanmar civil society groups and anti-death penalty advocates across Asia have launched a campaign seeking royal clemency for 2 Myanmar migrant workers recently sentenced to death by a Thai court.

The Asia-wide campaign was launched on Thursday at the Asian People Forum held at Thammasat University in Bangkok.

“We want them freed from the death sentence and a further review of the case,” U Aung Myo Min, executive director of Equality Myanmar, told a press briefing on the sidelines of the conference.

Thailand’s Supreme Court on August 29 upheld the death sentence of Myanmar nationals Win Zaw Tun and Zaw Linn, who were convicted of the murder of 2 British backpackers on the resort island of Koh Tao in 2014.

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U Aung Myo Min said that in seeking royal clemency, their group wants to highlight that justice is important, not only for migrants but also for documented and undocumented workers.

Myanmar civil society groups have collected petitions supporting the call for clemency for the 2 men.

The Asian People Forum was held to discuss justice, peace, equality, sustainability and democracy in Southeast Asia. 

Over 1000 participants from civil society groups in Asia joined the 3-day conference.

The team of lawyers defending the 2 Myanmar men plans to submit an appeal for a royal pardon to spare their lives.

Source: Myanmar Times, Staff, September 16, 2019


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