Lawyer: Nuon Chea Instructed Ieng ThirithBy Chiep Mony, VOA Khmer
Original report from Phnom Penh
18 January 2008
Jailed Khmer Rouge leader Ieng Thirith does not deserve to be held ahead of her atrocity crimes trial on the grounds that she is of lower rank than four other detainees, her lawyer has argued.
In his petition for her pre-trial release, lawyer Phat Peou Sieng said the former social affairs minister was “given instructions by Nuon Chea,” and should be considered of lower rank, potentially putting her outside the purview of the tribunal courts.
Ieng Thirith, who is the wife of jailed former foreign affairs minister Ieng Sary, also suffers an “organic mental disorder” and requires constant medical attention, her lawyer argues in the appeal, dated Jan. 8.
Nuon Chea’s lawyer, Son Arun, declined Friday to speak specifically to the appeal, but repeated his defense of Nuon Chea in general.
“He did not know about the killing that much because there were so many secrets,” Son Arun said.
Youk Chhang, director of the Documentation Center of Cambodia, said his research showed Nuon Chea as a member of the powerful standing committee of the Communist Party of Kampuchea.
Ieng Thirith was not a full member of the standing committee, he said.
In his petition for her pre-trial release, lawyer Phat Peou Sieng said the former social affairs minister was “given instructions by Nuon Chea,” and should be considered of lower rank, potentially putting her outside the purview of the tribunal courts.
Ieng Thirith, who is the wife of jailed former foreign affairs minister Ieng Sary, also suffers an “organic mental disorder” and requires constant medical attention, her lawyer argues in the appeal, dated Jan. 8.
Nuon Chea’s lawyer, Son Arun, declined Friday to speak specifically to the appeal, but repeated his defense of Nuon Chea in general.
“He did not know about the killing that much because there were so many secrets,” Son Arun said.
Youk Chhang, director of the Documentation Center of Cambodia, said his research showed Nuon Chea as a member of the powerful standing committee of the Communist Party of Kampuchea.
Ieng Thirith was not a full member of the standing committee, he said.
7 comments:
Real criminals never accept responsibility because they are coward.
What do we learn from that?
Should we trust any body 100% for our lives and future? Even Sadach Euv Shihanouk?
When their interest is concerned they forget about you!!!!!!!!!!!
fool Cambodian!!!
Just hang this bitch and be done with it.I'am so sick and tired .
I think may be Former K.N.Sihanouk know much beter than them.
All Communist leaders are the same. They have hidded all their secret agenda. THe tribunal should arrest Ah Kiet Chhon too. This animal was the private advisor to Pol Pot. Why he can be free? This animal should be arrested to be fair.
Just hang ALL these animals side by side and justice will be served .I means ALL animals including the FATHER of mother fucker ah sdach moha kboth chheat sihanouk .We suffer long enough .........
8:36AM
YOU ARE RIGHT AND I COULDN'T AGREE MORE.
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