Saturday, April 19, 2008By Sopheap
Samleng Yuvachun Khmer
Unofficial Translation from Khmer by KRtrial.info
According to officials of the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia (ECCC), the Pre-Trial Chamber will hold the appeal hearing of Khieu Samphan in camera in the morning of April 23, 2008.
Dr. Say Borey, co-lawyer for Khieu Samphan, said that the appeal hearing of his client against the pre-trial detention will be held in camera soon. He has opposed conducting his client’s hearing in camera, but there have been no results. Therefore, the hearing will be held primarily in camera and then in public.
According to Dr. Say Borey, the coming hearing will discuss two main crimes—crimes against humanity and war crimes—committed between 1975 and 1979 that his client has been accused of. Khieu Samphan’s co-lawyers have insisted that the court show evidence of the crimes their client has been charged with. When the Khmer Rouge court has shown the evidence of the charges, the public hearing of Khieu Samphan against provisional detention will be conducted in public.
On March 3, 2008 the Pre-Trial Chamber rejected the request by the co-defense lawyers for Khieu Samphan, former Democratic Kampuchea head of state, for appeal hearing in public, and agreed with the Co-Prosecutors’ request for the hearing in camera and redaction of the defense's appeal brief, as those documents shall maintain confidentiality. Moreover, the appeal hearing is an important part of maintaining the sufficiency of the evidence and for a debate on the components in the case file.
The Pre-Trial Chamber decided on March 19, 2008 to schedule Khieu Samphan’s appeal hearing for April 23.
Khieu Samphan was arrested by the ECCC on September 19, 2007 on two main charges: crimes against humanity and war crimes.
Concerning the Khmer Rouge trial, the UN issued a statement on April 15, 2008 to request for a swift trial.
“I would like to remind the international community of the urgent importance of bringing to closure one of history’s darkest chapters,” the UN General-Secretary said in the statement.
The Secretary-General said it was his hope that the international community would support the ECCC and that the ECCC could soon deliver justice.
Dr. Say Borey, co-lawyer for Khieu Samphan, said that the appeal hearing of his client against the pre-trial detention will be held in camera soon. He has opposed conducting his client’s hearing in camera, but there have been no results. Therefore, the hearing will be held primarily in camera and then in public.
According to Dr. Say Borey, the coming hearing will discuss two main crimes—crimes against humanity and war crimes—committed between 1975 and 1979 that his client has been accused of. Khieu Samphan’s co-lawyers have insisted that the court show evidence of the crimes their client has been charged with. When the Khmer Rouge court has shown the evidence of the charges, the public hearing of Khieu Samphan against provisional detention will be conducted in public.
On March 3, 2008 the Pre-Trial Chamber rejected the request by the co-defense lawyers for Khieu Samphan, former Democratic Kampuchea head of state, for appeal hearing in public, and agreed with the Co-Prosecutors’ request for the hearing in camera and redaction of the defense's appeal brief, as those documents shall maintain confidentiality. Moreover, the appeal hearing is an important part of maintaining the sufficiency of the evidence and for a debate on the components in the case file.
The Pre-Trial Chamber decided on March 19, 2008 to schedule Khieu Samphan’s appeal hearing for April 23.
Khieu Samphan was arrested by the ECCC on September 19, 2007 on two main charges: crimes against humanity and war crimes.
Concerning the Khmer Rouge trial, the UN issued a statement on April 15, 2008 to request for a swift trial.
“I would like to remind the international community of the urgent importance of bringing to closure one of history’s darkest chapters,” the UN General-Secretary said in the statement.
The Secretary-General said it was his hope that the international community would support the ECCC and that the ECCC could soon deliver justice.
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