Several protests against the death sentence handed down by a Thai court to two Myanmar youths for murdering the two British backpackers on Koh Tao, Thailand, have been held in Yangon for the last four days.
The protest staged near the Thai embassy in Yangon entered its fourth day on December 27. More protesters have joined each day. Some 500 demonstrators joined the embassy protest at the junction of Pyay Road and Manawhari Road in Yangon, chanting ‘We want justice’ and ‘Save our brothers’. Security personnel blocked the road with barbed wire at the entrance of Manawhari Road. The demonstrators began arriving at the embassy at 9am on December 27.
The protesters demanded the immediate release of Zaw Lin (21) and Win Zaw Tun (23), who were controversially convicted of the murder and sentenced to death.
“We don’t want injustice. We want justice. We will continue staging protests until the two Myanmar youths have been released,” said one Rakhine protester.
Htet Htet, one of the protesters, wrote phrases with her blood demanding ‘Save the two Myanmar youth’ and ‘We plead with the Thai king to save the two Myanmar youths’.
“I illegally worked in Malaysia. I feel considerate toward the two Myanmar youths. Myanmar workers overseas have very little security. I have shown my blood by piercing my hand to demand the release of the two Myanmar youths,” Htet Htet said. (Courtesy of Eleven Myanmar)
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