Burmese investigators have said they believe the Myanmar migrant workers accused of murdering two British tourists in Thailand are innocent, but witnesses who might be able to prove this are too afraid to testify. Zaw Lin and Win Zaw Htun are on trial for the murder of 24-year-old David Miller and the rape and murder of Hannah Witheridge, 23, on the island of Koh Tao in September. The migrant workers, both 21, initially confessed to the murders but later retracted their confessions saying they had been beaten and threatened by Thai police. Zaw Lin (left) and Win Zaw Htun (right) are on trial for the murders of two British tourists on the Thaii island of Koh Tao in September
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Zaw Lin and Win Zaw Tun are on trial for the murder of David Miller, 24, and the rape and murder of Hannah Witheridge, 23, on the island of Koh Tao
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Police say DNA from the men, both 21, matched samples found on victims
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Pair retracted confessions to murder, saying they were made under duress
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Burma says it interviewed about 40 nationals working on Koh Tao in Sept
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Committee claims witnesses fear problems with Thai police if they testify
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A committee set up by Myanmar's embassy in @placeholder to
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In November @placeholder detectives traveled to Thailand to review the police investigation into the murders after widespread criticism of blunders including allowing reporters to trample over the crime scene.
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'The support for the @placeholder suspects has been strong and vocal, but please do not jump to conclusions until you have considered the evidence from both sides in full,' Miller's family said in its statement.