A court in Thailand has sentenced two men to death over their involvement in a 2015 bombing at a popular shrine in Bangkok that killed 20 people and injured more than 100 others.
The ruling, delivered on Thursday after years of delays, found two ethnically Uyghur men guilty of premeditated murder and attempted murder for planting a bomb at the Erawan Shrine on August 17, 2015. The shrine is located in Bangkok’s busy commercial district and is popular with both locals and international tourists.
The deadly explosion remains the worst terrorist attack in Thailand’s history. It tore through the crowded religious site, leaving widespread destruction and causing mass casualties, including visitors from China and Hong Kong.
The two convicted men, identified as Chinese nationals Yusufu Mieraili and Bilal Mohammed, have denied all charges. Their lawyer confirmed they plan to appeal the verdict within a month.
Following the ruling, one of the defendants rejected the court’s decision, saying he did not accept the judgment and maintained his innocence.
The case has taken more than a decade to conclude, involving extensive investigations, over 400 witnesses, and thousands of pages of testimony. It initially began under a military court system after Thailand’s 2014 coup before later being transferred to a civilian court in 2022.
Authorities have not identified a confirmed group responsible for the bombing, but investigators have linked the attack to possible retaliation related to Thailand’s deportation of Uyghur refugees to China shortly before the incident.
Uyghurs are a Muslim ethnic minority from China’s Xinjiang region, where rights groups have reported ongoing persecution claims, which Beijing denies.
The Erawan Shrine, where the attack occurred, remains one of Bangkok’s most visited religious landmarks.
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