[Truth2Power: Wow, we thought we had it bad here at this Hun Xen Kingdoom, but the Thai... Our condolences to our neighbors (needless to say, also to the families of the murdered). But really, should we be surprised? When dumb asses rule these kingdooms?!]
Mr Chan-ocha, who is also the army chief, had been giving his televised views to government officials, but gave a similar view yesterday when he said that the “behaviour” of Witheridge and Miller should also be investigated.
Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha allegedly made the comments as the investigation into the death of two Britons intensifies.
David
Miller, 24, and Hannah Witheridge, 23, were killed earlier this week
after they attended a beach party on the island of Koh Tao in the Gulf
of Thailand.
Negative attention on the country – to which 800,000
Britons visit each year – appears to have left its leader attempting to
offer explanations for why young travellers may run into trouble there.
Speaking
in a live broadcast today discussing tourist safety, he said: “There
are always problems with tourist safety. They think our country is
beautiful and is safe so they can do whatever they want, they can wear
bikinis and walk everywhere,” according to the AFP news agency.
He added: “Can they be safe in bikinis... unless they are not beautiful?”
David Miller, 24, and Hannah Witheridge, 23
No arrests have yet been made following the murder of Miller and
Witheridge, whose bodies were found less than 100 metres from the
location of where the gathering was being held on Sunday night.
A
number of leads are being chased up including the taking of DNA samples
from a number of people who were in the area at the time, while an Asian man who was seen on CCTV running in the direction of where the bodies were later found is also being sought.
A British man is currently being quizzed by police, in addition to three Burmese migrants who were detained for questioning.
The bodies were taken to Bangkok and autopsies have today found that Witheridge died from head wounds while Miller suffered severe blows to the head and then drowned in the surf.
Forensic
Police Chief Pornchai Suteerakun added that Miller also had wounds on
his hand indicating that a struggle had taken place.
Mr Chan-ocha,
who is also the army chief, had been giving his televised views to
government officials, but gave a similar view yesterday when he said
that the “behaviour” of Witheridge and Miller should also be
investigated.
“We have to look into the behaviour of the other
party too because this kind of incident should not happen to anybody and
it has affected our image,” he told reporters.
He said the media needs to “explain to foreigners that it is not always safe everywhere,” the Bangkok Post reported. “They think it's safe like where they are from, everywhere and at any time, but our country still has problems.”
These comments were rebuffed by Witheridge’s MP, Brandon Lewis, who told the Daily Mail:
“I have not seen anything indicating that there should be any blame on
the victims, and right now the investigation will hopefully be targeted
on finding the perpetrator of the crime.
“I hope the focus will be on bringing whoever committed this barbaric crime to justice.”
The Foreign and Commonwealth Office has the following advice for tourists going to Thailand:
“Western tourists have been victims of vicious, unprovoked attacks by gangs in Koh Phangan [an island near to Koh Tao].
“These
attacks are particularly common around the time of the Full Moon
parties and generally occur late at night near bars in Haad Rin on Koh
Phangan.
“Violent assaults and robberies have been reported in the
Koh Samui archipelago. Attacks have also occurred in other tourist
districts in Thailand including in Chiang Mai, Pattaya and Krabi. Take
care, especially at night.”
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