The call for justice led to the hacking of the Thai police websites as an act of protest. The cyber group, called Anonymous hacked the websites in protest of the verdict against the death of British Tourists.
It all began when a verdict was served against the death of British tourists. The International Business Times reported that the Anonymous group hacked more than a dozen Thai police websites because of the failed justice.
The verdict convicted two Myanmar migrant workers last 2014 and revealed that these two are the culprit behind the death of the British tourists. While hacking these sites, the group claimed that the two workers were falsely accused of the crime.
In addition, it was in December that migrant bar workers Zaw Lin and Wai Phyo, now aged 23, were convicted and sentenced to death after pleading guilty to the death of Hannah Witheridge, 23, and David Miller, 24, cited RT. Moreover, even though the two confessed the murders, they later recounted their statements.
Reports claimed that the two had been tortured by police and thus resulted into admitting the charged. In line with this, even Reuters relayed that the investigation into the killings led to the allegations that the Thai police were incompetent and resorted to using torture and mishandling of evidence to resolve the case.
Moreover, the actions led to the protesters going to the streets of Myanmar to voice out their complaints. The protesters are calling for the release of the two migrant workers who were convicted of the crime they never committed.
The words such as "Failed Law", "We Want Justice", and a hashtag #BoycottThailand were among the noted phrases put on view on some of the hacked sites. It also had the Myanmar-based "Blink Hacker Group," banner on the site as well.
