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Tribunal Observers Split Over Value of Two More Cases
With the UN-backed Khmer Rouge tribunal prepared to open a major trial for four jailed regime leaders later this month, observers are divided as to whether its completion will be enough to count the court a success. Continue reading
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Nuon Chea Team Files Complaint Against Hun Sen, Others
Defense lawyers for jailed Khmer Rouge leader Nuon Chea on Monday filed a complaint in the national courts against Prime Minister Hun Sen and other senior Cambodian officials for alleged interference at the UN-backed court. The complaint follows the resignation earlier this month of UN investigating judge Siegfriend Blunk, who said public statements by Hun Sen and others in opposition to two cases at the court made it too difficult for him to proceed with his work. In their complaint, Nuon Chea’s lawyers allege that Hun Sen, top members of the Cambodian People’s Party, ministers and others were infringing on the pursuit of justice by refusing to appear for testimony at the tribunal or speaking against cases at the court. Continue reading
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Leading Researcher Calls on UN to Investigate Tribunal Judges’ Office
The head of the Documentation Center of Cambodia on Wednesday called for the UN to take “decisive action” to investigate the office of investigating judges at the Khmer Rouge tribunal, following the abrupt resignation of its international judge on Monday. The Documentation Center is a major researcher of Khmer Rouge atrocities, providing thousands of documents that have made the tribunal possible. Chhang Youk, director of the center, said the resignation of German judge Siegfried Blunk—who cited government statements against further indictments as his reason for quitting—required the UN to “restore the reputation” of the court. Continue reading
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Mental Assessment Expected To Find Ieng Thirith Unfit for Trial
Medical specialists at the UN-backed Khmer Rouge tribunal have found a chief suspect at the court unfit to stand trial, sources close to the court said Tuesday. After examinations, the medical specialists have determined that Ieng Thirith, the former social affairs minister of the regime, lacks the mental capacity to remember what took place when the regime was in power, two sources close to the court said. Continue reading
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Top Healthcare of Tribunal Suspects Upsetting for Some
When Khmer Rouge prison survivor Vann Nath died earlier this week in a quiet Phnom Penh clinic, family members had been scrambling for cash to pay for his treatment. Staff at the Khmer Rouge tribunal pooled $500 to offset costs, as Vann Nath lay in a coma after a heart attack Aug Continue reading
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Aging Leaders To Have Tribunal Hearing on Health Issues
Two jailed Khmer Rouge leaders are expected to appear before tribunal judges later this month, to discuss their health difficulties in the face of an impending atrocity crimes trial. Nuon Chea, who is now 85 and was the chief ideologue of the regime, and Ieng Thirith, 79, the former social affairs minister, will go before the Trial Chamber Continue reading
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