Sok Khemara, VOA Khmer Original report from Phnom Penh
20 September 2007
The detained Khmer Rouge commander Nuon Chea is considering accepting a court-appointed lawyer after he was charged by tribunal authorities Wednesday with crimes against humanity and war crimes, a court official said.
A spokesman for the tribunal said the courts were drafting the necessary paperwork to provide Nuon Chea with an attorney.
Nuon Chea has said in the past he would defend himself in a tribunal.
The hard-line Khmer Rouge ideologue, who many scholars agree was behind the brutal policies of the regime, has said he welcomes his day in court, to defend the actions of Democratic Kampuchea, which he claims was protecting the sovereignty of the Khmer people for Vietnamese and US invaders.
"We are now preparing the documents for him [to have a lawyer]," tribunal spokesman Reach Sambath said. "He suggested a lawyer from Battambang, and when we are ready to process those documents for him, we will publicly release them."
Reach Sambath did not name the attorney, but said Nuon Chea was no longer considering defending himself in a trial.
"Yesterday he understood that he should have a lawyer, and we are happy that he wants a lawyer," Reach Sambath said. "So we are fulfilling his need."
"We think that it's better to have both sides balanced" in terms of lawyers, said Seng Theary, executive director of Center for Social Development. "Don't let him be without a lawyer or without a technical expert."
A spokesman for the tribunal said the courts were drafting the necessary paperwork to provide Nuon Chea with an attorney.
Nuon Chea has said in the past he would defend himself in a tribunal.
The hard-line Khmer Rouge ideologue, who many scholars agree was behind the brutal policies of the regime, has said he welcomes his day in court, to defend the actions of Democratic Kampuchea, which he claims was protecting the sovereignty of the Khmer people for Vietnamese and US invaders.
"We are now preparing the documents for him [to have a lawyer]," tribunal spokesman Reach Sambath said. "He suggested a lawyer from Battambang, and when we are ready to process those documents for him, we will publicly release them."
Reach Sambath did not name the attorney, but said Nuon Chea was no longer considering defending himself in a trial.
"Yesterday he understood that he should have a lawyer, and we are happy that he wants a lawyer," Reach Sambath said. "So we are fulfilling his need."
"We think that it's better to have both sides balanced" in terms of lawyers, said Seng Theary, executive director of Center for Social Development. "Don't let him be without a lawyer or without a technical expert."
4 comments:
NEVER TO LATE TO GET THOSE ON TRIAL BECAUSE THOSE PEOPLES NEED TO LEARN THE LESSON WHEN YOU KILL SOMEBODY YOU NEED TO PAY THE PRICE OF JUSTICE OR YOU HAVE GO TO JAIL OR GET KILL LIKE YOU SOMEONE TOO....SO THE WORLD WILL SEE THE TRUE.. WE DON'T WANT A HUN SEN AND
HIS FAMALY SUCH AS HIS SON AND HIS DAUGTHER STARTED TO KILL CAMBODIA PEOPLES AND GET AWAY AGAIN AND AGAIN LIFE THOSE KING.. HUN SEN ..
HOK LONG DY... AND MORE AND MORE CCP GROUP...THOSE PEOPLE ARE BETTER WACTH OUT FOR HIS CRIMES OR EVEN YOU DIDN'T DO YOURSELF BUT YOU ORDER OR FORCE SOMEBODY DO CRIMES FOR YOUR....ARE YOU UNDERTAND OR YOUR DEAF OR BLIND TO YOUR DICTATIOSHIP POWER ... SO GREEDY TO YOUSELF EVANTUALLY YOU AND FAMALY WILL PAY THE CONSEQUENT OF YOUR SIN GOD WILL LOKE UPON A HUN SEN .. HIS SON ..HIS DAUGTHER HIS GRANDCHILDRENS.....ON AND ON...
There is no lawyer in the world could save you. Judgment day is coming and 2 millions evengfull souls are waiting to drag you down to hell.
HAHA.. I have to laugh LOL HAHA. Read these two Dumbo 5:51 AM and 6:26 AM wrote:
"..HOK LONG DY... AND MORE AND MORE CCP GROUP...ARE BETTER WACTH OUT FOR HIS CRIMES OR EVEN YOU DIDN'T DO YOURSELF BUT YOU ORDER OR FORCE SOMEBODY DO CRIMES FOR YOUR....ARE YOU UNDERTAND OR YOUR DEAF OR BLIND TO YOUR DICTATIOSHIP POWER ... SO GREEDY TO YOUSELF EVANTUALLY YOU AND FAMALY WILL PAY THE CONSEQUENT OF YOUR SIN GOD WILL LOKE UPON A HUN SEN .. HIS SON ..HIS DAUGTHER HIS GRANDCHILDRENS.....ON AND ON..."
Hok Lundy is laughing at you fool.
Hok Lundy who took the order from his highest command & chief in Hanoi to arrest Nuon Chea just days the King complained he will testify if the trial is at outside but not inside Cambodia. The King said this KRT cannot be a fair trial under this moneky court even if the UN is helping it.
The UN does not even have any troop to protect the witnesses what a jerk? Some said the UN knows what they do. Really? in 1993 they let Viet/CPP to share power after Hun Sen lost the election and the Viet threatned to use force if something happened to Hun Sen. The Viet Cong protect Hun Sen that's before illegal treaty.
Noun Chea is not the killer! its the fuking VC and comrade CPP! they all behind these fuking KR stuffs....i agree, the trial should be outside Cambodia!
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