Original report from Phnom Penh
18 December 2007
Former Khmer Rouge minister of foreign affairs Ieng Sary has hired a US attorney as international representation during tribunal proceedings.
Ieng Sary faces charges of war crimes and crimes against humanity, and will add lawyer Michael Karnavas to his defense team, which also includes Cambodian Ang Udom.
The appointment makes Michael Karnavas the first American defense attorney for the tribunal.
Ieng Sary chose Karnavas from several recommendations by the tribunal, Ang Udom said.
"He wanted someone other than a French national, because there are too many French nationals," Ang Udom said of the choice.
Karnavas, who worked as defense at the international tribunal for the former Yugoslavia, "started work yesterday," Ang Udom said Tuesday.
Ieng Sary faces charges of war crimes and crimes against humanity, and will add lawyer Michael Karnavas to his defense team, which also includes Cambodian Ang Udom.
The appointment makes Michael Karnavas the first American defense attorney for the tribunal.
Ieng Sary chose Karnavas from several recommendations by the tribunal, Ang Udom said.
"He wanted someone other than a French national, because there are too many French nationals," Ang Udom said of the choice.
Karnavas, who worked as defense at the international tribunal for the former Yugoslavia, "started work yesterday," Ang Udom said Tuesday.
6 comments:
I'm really curious and wondering where did Ieang Sary get the money to hire an American attorney to defend him.
From the blood of farmers and peasants, and khmer people
The bright red blood
Was spilled over the towns and over the plain of Kampuchea, our motherland,
The blood of our good workers and farmers and of
Our revolutionary combatants, of both men and women.
Their blood produced a great anger and the courage
To contend with heroism.
On the 17th of April, under the revolutionary banner,
Their blood freed us from the state of slavery.
Hurrah for the glorious 17th of April!
That wonderful victory had greater significance
Than the Angkor period!
We are uniting
To construct a Kampuchea with a new and better society,
Democratic, egalitarian and just.
We follow the road to a firmly-based Independence.
We absolutely guarantee to defend our motherland,
Our fine territory, our Magnificent revolution!
Hurrah for the new Kampuchea,
A splendid, democratic land of plenty!
We guarantee to raise aloft and wave the red banner of the revolution.
We shall make our motherland prosperous beyond all others,
Magnificent, wonderful!
Bull shit! 2millions were gone, because of your magnificent and wonderful shit! Go to hell!
yes i know what you mean!!!
Incredible! I could not believe that this monster is wealthy enough to pay a lawyer from Havard. How this cannibal can be rich and pretends to be communist?
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