Sunday, 14 December 2008 Written by Elena Lesley The Phnom Penh Post
Now that judges have confirmed the final charges against "Comrade Duch," the Trial Chamber has taken the next step toward actually trying the Tuol Sleng torture chief. A "Trial Management Meeting" has been scheduled for Jan. 15-16.
The meeting, which will be closed to press and the public, will "allow exchanges between the parties, facilitate the setting of dates of the Initial and Substantive Hearings and review the status of the case," according to a release from the court.
Included on the preliminary agenda for the meeting: review of defendants' health status, updates on civil party applications, witness protection issues, proposed daily trial schedules and potential trial dates. After this largely organizational meeting, the Trial Chamber will set a date for the Initial Hearing, "during which the Chamber will consider the lists of potential witnesses and experts filed by the Parties, preliminary objections and applications submitted by victims to be joined as civil parties," according to the release.
Once this hearing is complete, the date for the trial's first substantive hearing can be scheduled.
Hopefully this process will proceed in an expeditious manner and the substantive portion of Duch's trial will begin, as predicted, by March 2009. However, I am not sure what effect unresolved corruption allegations at the court could have on the tribunal's time line.
A UN delegation met with Deputy Prime Minister Sok An last week to discuss corruption charges leveled at the court. However, no information released to the public addressed a recent UN review of kickback allegations that reportedly recommended the Cambodian government conduct a full investigation.
Instead, the UN delegation abruptly cancelled a press conference scheduled for Wednesday evening and issued a joint statement with the Cambodian government. According to the statement, the national and foreign sides of the court will conduct joint sessions to "ensure that the entire administration operates in a transparent, fair and efficient manner." Results of the sessions will be reported to higher authorities by the end of January 2009.
Once again, no mention was made of the UN corruption review already forwarded to the Cambodian government.
The meeting, which will be closed to press and the public, will "allow exchanges between the parties, facilitate the setting of dates of the Initial and Substantive Hearings and review the status of the case," according to a release from the court.
Included on the preliminary agenda for the meeting: review of defendants' health status, updates on civil party applications, witness protection issues, proposed daily trial schedules and potential trial dates. After this largely organizational meeting, the Trial Chamber will set a date for the Initial Hearing, "during which the Chamber will consider the lists of potential witnesses and experts filed by the Parties, preliminary objections and applications submitted by victims to be joined as civil parties," according to the release.
Once this hearing is complete, the date for the trial's first substantive hearing can be scheduled.
Hopefully this process will proceed in an expeditious manner and the substantive portion of Duch's trial will begin, as predicted, by March 2009. However, I am not sure what effect unresolved corruption allegations at the court could have on the tribunal's time line.
A UN delegation met with Deputy Prime Minister Sok An last week to discuss corruption charges leveled at the court. However, no information released to the public addressed a recent UN review of kickback allegations that reportedly recommended the Cambodian government conduct a full investigation.
Instead, the UN delegation abruptly cancelled a press conference scheduled for Wednesday evening and issued a joint statement with the Cambodian government. According to the statement, the national and foreign sides of the court will conduct joint sessions to "ensure that the entire administration operates in a transparent, fair and efficient manner." Results of the sessions will be reported to higher authorities by the end of January 2009.
Once again, no mention was made of the UN corruption review already forwarded to the Cambodian government.
4 comments:
Duch, you should not go alone, you have to tell the court that Bong Thom (Hor 5 Hong)need to go with you.
kkk
Duch is a bloody Viet. Now you Know who are kILLING kHMERS.
This world is filled with stupid men and women.
How many years Buddha said his Religion will last? 5000 years?
The Prophet Nostradamus wrote in his last Quadrant the world will end in the year of 3797.
In the US stupid Americans elected an alien Obama who has refused to produce the birth certificate. His half sister named two Hospitals in Hawaii but none of those Hospital has his borth record. Obama will always be in million people's minds as no valid prez. America is so corrupted, they sold the White House to a Black Muslim from Kenya for about 1 billion dollars.
In Thailand, the Chakri family members have ruled Thailand since 1700's and the Thai Royal family is the world richest monarchy while Thai people are poor and paid to protest.
In Cambodia, the same peasants stay in power.
Khmer Rouge trial sucks. With multi million of dollars just pooring into the pockets of lawyers from outside and inside. No one has been hanged. The guilty ones are mostly foreigners: Vietnam, China, USA, UK, Cuba, Germany, Thailand, and the main guilty one is Vietnam Communist Hanoi.
The butcher Hok Lundy was murdered by Hun Sen. The Plane carried Hok Lundy belonged to Hun Sen's son, Hun Manith. Hok Lundy was on his way to the party for gambling and fucking women, and in the plane was a beautiful woman in it.
That monster Hok Lundy was only gambling and fucking beautiful women that's all he did. He was Vietnamese Communist's eyes and ears. No surprise Hun Sen got rid of him to please China.
Crazy world.
This fucking YounRough shoud feed him to croc...guilty!!!!!!fucking YounVietcong..!!
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