Khieu Samphan, left, and Nuon Chea, right, attend the funeral for the former wife of Pol Pot, the late Khmer Rouge leader who died in 1998 in the former Khmer Rouge stronghold of Pailin, northwestern Cambodia, in this July 3, 2003, file photo.. Khieu Samphan, former head of state of the Khmer Rouge regime, left his home Tuesday for an unspecified destination in Cambodia, his daughter said Tuesday, a day after prosecutors began collecting evidence for a genocide tribunal. (AP File Photo/Andy Eames) By Sopheng Cheang Associated Press
Phnom Penh, Cambodia | The former Khmer Rouge head of state left his home in the middle of the night in a pickup truck piled high with his belongings Tuesday, a neighbor said, a day after prosecutors began collecting evidence for the long-awaited trials of the regime's ex-leaders.
Khieu Samphan, 75, is among the handful of Khmer Rouge members expected to be prosecuted for atrocities committed during their reign of terror in the 1970s. It was not immediately clear whether he had absconded in an effort to avoid prosecution.
A tribunal spokesman, Reach Sambath, said court officials were not aware that he had left his home.
Khieu Samphan's daughter, Khieu Rattana, said he and his wife left their home in Pailin, a former Khmer Rouge stronghold in northwestern Cambodia, to spend about two weeks visiting a friend in Battambang province, about 55 miles to the east.She declined to say exactly where in Battambang he was going. A neighbor, however, said the couple told him they expected to be gone for longer.
Khieu Samphan, 75, is among the handful of Khmer Rouge members expected to be prosecuted for atrocities committed during their reign of terror in the 1970s. It was not immediately clear whether he had absconded in an effort to avoid prosecution.
A tribunal spokesman, Reach Sambath, said court officials were not aware that he had left his home.
Khieu Samphan's daughter, Khieu Rattana, said he and his wife left their home in Pailin, a former Khmer Rouge stronghold in northwestern Cambodia, to spend about two weeks visiting a friend in Battambang province, about 55 miles to the east.She declined to say exactly where in Battambang he was going. A neighbor, however, said the couple told him they expected to be gone for longer.
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Ah Khiev Samphann and Ah Nuon Chea! What kind of Phd have you got? Killing PhD? You shouldn't go to france to study these kind of Phd, you just just chinese Pig Killer and Muslim hala, they can teach you free in Cambodia. Before 1970, you just practice about two morning you can have those Phd degree already. what ah killer? You have shamed your nation, your parents, your family and all your children, your grand children for many generation...................
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