By Kong Sothanarith, VOA Khmer Original report from Phnom Penh
05 November 2008
Khmer Rouge tribunal judges announced this week they would open to the public an upcoming hearing over the translation of some 16,000 pages of documents in the case against Khieu Samphan.
Khieu Samphan, 77, the former nominal head of the regime, faces charges of war crimes and crimes against humanity.
His pre-trial detention hearing was delayed earlier this year when defense lawyers requested the translation of thousands of tribunal documents into French.
Prosecutors have since said a decision over the translation warranted only a written judgment, but the Pre-Trial Chamber said Tuesday it would hold a public hearing.
“The Pre-Trial Chamber recognizes that one of the primary bases for holding a public hearing is to allow public scrutiny of the fairness of the proceeding,” wrote judge Prak Kimsan, president of the Pre-Trial Chamber.
Defense lawyers for Khieu Samphan have argued that the absence of translated documents mean a violation of their client’s right to international defense.
Khieu Samphan, 77, the former nominal head of the regime, faces charges of war crimes and crimes against humanity.
His pre-trial detention hearing was delayed earlier this year when defense lawyers requested the translation of thousands of tribunal documents into French.
Prosecutors have since said a decision over the translation warranted only a written judgment, but the Pre-Trial Chamber said Tuesday it would hold a public hearing.
“The Pre-Trial Chamber recognizes that one of the primary bases for holding a public hearing is to allow public scrutiny of the fairness of the proceeding,” wrote judge Prak Kimsan, president of the Pre-Trial Chamber.
Defense lawyers for Khieu Samphan have argued that the absence of translated documents mean a violation of their client’s right to international defense.
4 comments:
Why need another language? He is Cambodian and can read and write Khmer very well. Don't delay any longer or we'll never get to see the final verdicts. He's very old and will die any day now. Don't let him get away like his leader.
He shouldn't change the way he dress. On the day of his funeral, I want to see him wearing his uniform with black clothings, tyred shoes, checked Kromar and black cap.
why Cambodians never use their brain and look into this matter in details! All I hear is bullshit and how you want to him die....for such a buddhist you ARE!
Well, I'm buddhist and he's devel. Any god would like to condemn the devils. Hahaha...
I don't need to look any further. My whole family on my father side were all wiped out. 2 died of starvation and the 3 men were taken away during his regime.
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