Reuters
THE Cambodian Bar Association has removed the last barrier to the long-delayed trial of Pol Pot's top surviving henchmen for the "Killing Fields" atrocities.
The United Nations had baulked at the $US4900 ($5920) fee the association wanted to charge foreign defence lawyers, triggering a row that threatened to scuttle the UN-backed trial before it got under way.
"We decided to lower the legal fees to $US500 because we want to see foreign lawyers take part in the Khmer Rouge trials to seek justice for the victims," a spokesman said.
After nearly 10 years of tortuous negotiations, Cambodia and the UN agreed the outline of the joint court and donors gave $US53 million to pay for it.
The trial is expected to last three years.
The main defendants are likely to be "Brother Number Two", Nuon Chea; the former foreign minister, Ieng Sary; the former president, Khieu Samphan; and Duch, head of the Tuol Sleng interrogation and torture centre.
"Brother Number One", Pol Pot, the architect of the ultra-Maoist regime, died in 1998.
The United Nations had baulked at the $US4900 ($5920) fee the association wanted to charge foreign defence lawyers, triggering a row that threatened to scuttle the UN-backed trial before it got under way.
"We decided to lower the legal fees to $US500 because we want to see foreign lawyers take part in the Khmer Rouge trials to seek justice for the victims," a spokesman said.
After nearly 10 years of tortuous negotiations, Cambodia and the UN agreed the outline of the joint court and donors gave $US53 million to pay for it.
The trial is expected to last three years.
The main defendants are likely to be "Brother Number Two", Nuon Chea; the former foreign minister, Ieng Sary; the former president, Khieu Samphan; and Duch, head of the Tuol Sleng interrogation and torture centre.
"Brother Number One", Pol Pot, the architect of the ultra-Maoist regime, died in 1998.
Come out King Father, come out Vietcong and come out China. All your fucking hands full of blood. That goes for the fucking CPP regime too. You know what I want to tell Khmer out are you happy to see Yuon and the CPP government making money from your dead family and relatives? If you didn't have a clue take notice now because only I is telling you.
ReplyDeleteWe have to try all Vietcong's group such as Pol Pot group, CPP group and those affiliated...
ReplyDeleteAlright fellows, just put it all on
ReplyDeleteyour wishes list. We'll get to it
when Cambodia income per capita
exeeded 50kUSD/yr. How's that
sound?
1:05 PM fuck you motherfucker. Is money the only think you can come up with?
ReplyDeleteWell, that is the wills of the
ReplyDeletemajority of people in Cambodia.
And in democracy, we must served
the wills of the majority.