Sentenced to death
Nong Khai Provincial Court yesterday sentenced to death a man convicted of murdering two Lao-American social activists one year ago.
Gunman Arthit Klinchan received the maximum punishment after the court heard he killed United States citizens Anouvong Sethathirath and his wife Oulayvanh Sethathirath at a temple in Nong Khai.The couple claimed they were descended from Laos' Lan Xang dynasty. Arthit was arrested in May last year with Suwat Suthang but the court said evidence against Suwat was not conclusive and found him not guilty. Arthit was dubbed "the butcher of the Mekong" and told police he was paid to kill the pair and other Lao dissidents.
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