By Sary Roath
Radio Free Asia
Translated from Khmer by Heng Soy
20 Cambodian and foreign investigation assistants were sworn in to fulfill their investigative work in the search for evidence and truth regarding the accusation made in the killing of almost 2 million people under the Khmer Rouge regime.
Reach Sambath, ECCC spokesman, said during the swearing-in ceremony held yesterday: “The swearing in of all these investigators is very important to show the progress sign in the KR tribunal, because these people will become legal investigators who received high degree of training. Therefore, their swearing in today is very important.”
The 20 investigation assistants plan to start their investigation work at the former DK prisons, and at mass graves dating from the KR era, in order to find justice for the victims who died or were killed during the 3 years, 8 months, 20 days period which took place 30 years ago (under the KR regime).
Right now, Pol Pot, the person who is believed to be the main responsible person in the genocide, is already dead. The leftover KR leaders who are still alive, such as Nuon Chea, Ieng Sary and Khieu Samphan, are already very old. Public opinion have accused these aging leaders of being responsible in the killings, and they should be brought in to shed light on the tragedy which took place in the late 70s.
Reach Sambath, ECCC spokesman, said during the swearing-in ceremony held yesterday: “The swearing in of all these investigators is very important to show the progress sign in the KR tribunal, because these people will become legal investigators who received high degree of training. Therefore, their swearing in today is very important.”
The 20 investigation assistants plan to start their investigation work at the former DK prisons, and at mass graves dating from the KR era, in order to find justice for the victims who died or were killed during the 3 years, 8 months, 20 days period which took place 30 years ago (under the KR regime).
Right now, Pol Pot, the person who is believed to be the main responsible person in the genocide, is already dead. The leftover KR leaders who are still alive, such as Nuon Chea, Ieng Sary and Khieu Samphan, are already very old. Public opinion have accused these aging leaders of being responsible in the killings, and they should be brought in to shed light on the tragedy which took place in the late 70s.
2 comments:
HCM is the main guy, but too bad hes long dead! ahahah! same to PP.
I'm pretty sure Hanoi is on the list...
I hope the lessons learned of the ECCC cambodian members can be used to prevent the current genocide by the current government.
Justic for current only for the past
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