(Photo: Reuters)Original report from Phnom Penh
04 February 2009
Nearly 100 civil parties submitted applications to take part in the upcoming trial of former Khmer Rouge prison chief Kaing Kek Iev, tribunal officials announced Wednesday.
The Victims Unit of the tribunal said 94 parties had applied and 28 had been recognized by investigating judges for the trial of Kaing Kek Iev, better known as Duch, who faces a number of atrocity charges for his role as chief of Tuol Sleng prison under the regime.
At least 12,000 Cambodians were allegedly tortured at the prison, called S-21 by the Khmer Rouge, to be later executed at the Choeung Ek “killing fields.”
“The civil party applications are very important for the legal procedures to try Duch and other former Khmer Rouge,” Keat Bophal, director of the Victims Unit said Wednesday. “And civil parties also have the right to demand compensation.”
Chhum Mey, who survived Tuol Sleng as a prisoner and applied to be a civil party to Duch’s trial, said Wednesday he wanted “to find real justice for victims of the Khmer Rouge regime, especially my four children and wife, who the Khmer Rouge killed.”
“I need justice for them, and I need balance (in the courts) for making the decision on the accused,” he said.
Lat Ky, tribunal coordinator for the rights group Adhoc, which helps coordinate civil party applications, said the number of applicants was “proper.”
“I want as many more applications than this as possible,” he said. “Because we have more applications and information, which could ensure that the trial process has full justice.”
Thirty-three of the applications submitted to the Victims Unit came from Adhoc, he said. “This figure shows that people understand participation in the Khmer Rouge tribunal process.”
Although applications were now closed for Duch’s trial, the Victims Unit remains open to applications for cases against four other remaining leaders who are currently in tribunal detention, the unit said in a statement.
The Victims Unit of the tribunal said 94 parties had applied and 28 had been recognized by investigating judges for the trial of Kaing Kek Iev, better known as Duch, who faces a number of atrocity charges for his role as chief of Tuol Sleng prison under the regime.
At least 12,000 Cambodians were allegedly tortured at the prison, called S-21 by the Khmer Rouge, to be later executed at the Choeung Ek “killing fields.”
“The civil party applications are very important for the legal procedures to try Duch and other former Khmer Rouge,” Keat Bophal, director of the Victims Unit said Wednesday. “And civil parties also have the right to demand compensation.”
Chhum Mey, who survived Tuol Sleng as a prisoner and applied to be a civil party to Duch’s trial, said Wednesday he wanted “to find real justice for victims of the Khmer Rouge regime, especially my four children and wife, who the Khmer Rouge killed.”
“I need justice for them, and I need balance (in the courts) for making the decision on the accused,” he said.
Lat Ky, tribunal coordinator for the rights group Adhoc, which helps coordinate civil party applications, said the number of applicants was “proper.”
“I want as many more applications than this as possible,” he said. “Because we have more applications and information, which could ensure that the trial process has full justice.”
Thirty-three of the applications submitted to the Victims Unit came from Adhoc, he said. “This figure shows that people understand participation in the Khmer Rouge tribunal process.”
Although applications were now closed for Duch’s trial, the Victims Unit remains open to applications for cases against four other remaining leaders who are currently in tribunal detention, the unit said in a statement.
8 comments:
This is what a bunch of criminals squad Khmer Rouge thinks that what they’ve done to millions of Khmer’s lives during that time can evade justice. It was happened the same thing to Saddam Hussein.
No one should get away for the crime they have committed. Sooner or later they have to face righteousness of the world’s system. The only way to elude justice is to depart the world before taking into custody like, Pol Pot.
Be aware Criminals! Keep running, but can not be hiding forever.
There are document stating that this guy is youn according to DNA testing.
So what?
so what? Thats the truth! lol
I didn't say you are lying or not. I said "so what?" as many people in Cambodia related to Yuon since day1.
You'll Burn in hell.So What?
Hanoi did give birth to Khmer Rouge, Hanoi armed the KR, Hanoi endoctrinated KR to kill khmer people over two millions including my parents, brothers and sisters, for Hanoi, and then Hanoi invaded Cambodia in the pretext to save khmer people from KR. But why Hanoi
is continuing ordering his puppet Regime of noneducated Hun Sen to vietnamise Cambodia for the future of Viet Indochinese Federation ???
The ECCC is a monkey International Court to benefit Viet interests only and only!!! not for the justice for khmer victims.
I was suffering during the Khmer Rouge regime, the only one I wish is to have this event record in DVD in order to show all Khmer who used to be suffered in the regime. Secondly, the film will be kept for Cambodian history for ever. This only my wish. Also to see how international justice work.
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