By Mean Veasna, VOA Khmer Original report from Phnom Penh
03 January 2008
The five arrested former leaders of the Khmer Rouge regime are all patiently awaiting trial, their lawyers said this week.
All five leaders have so far been denied bail, though the only pre-trial release hearing held has been for former prison chief Duch.
Former foreign minister Ieng Sary faced a deadline for his petition for release Thursday; his wife, former social affairs minister Ieng Thirith, faces a Friday deadline.
Say Bory, lawyer for the former nominal head of the regime, Khieu Samphan, said his client was "calm" and "respects the process."
And Son Arun, who represents the regimes chief ideologue, Nuon Chea, said his clent had not mentioned was seeking pre-trial release.
The tribunal will hold a hearing on Feb. 4 to decide on Nuon Chea's request, Son Arun said.
All five leaders have so far been denied bail, though the only pre-trial release hearing held has been for former prison chief Duch.
Former foreign minister Ieng Sary faced a deadline for his petition for release Thursday; his wife, former social affairs minister Ieng Thirith, faces a Friday deadline.
Say Bory, lawyer for the former nominal head of the regime, Khieu Samphan, said his client was "calm" and "respects the process."
And Son Arun, who represents the regimes chief ideologue, Nuon Chea, said his clent had not mentioned was seeking pre-trial release.
The tribunal will hold a hearing on Feb. 4 to decide on Nuon Chea's request, Son Arun said.
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Sihanouk messed it up, sihanouk must fix it:
Get Sihanouk to back out of the not-so-secret deal he made with Hun Sen.
Get Sihanouk to denounce the Viet's vision of annexation of Cambodia.
Get Sihanouk back to be the father of the Nation by befriending with the West and the outside world, now that Vietnam has been re-united/unified.
Get Sihanouk back to be what he once was but with less or none of the Vietnamese and/or the Chinese.
After all, Sihanouk had been flipfopping all his life politically and after all, what is that humongous Embassy near Watt Phnom built for?
That's, in my honest opinion, how we can solve our beloved motherland's problem otherwise Khmer will never ever rid of the Viet's new and systematic yoke of colonialism.
No one political party will never ever be able to save Cambodia without Sihanouk whether it be united or otherwise!!!
Sihanouk must fix it and Sihanouk must do it now!
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