Who's next?Survey Finds Divide on Tribunal Indictments
By Kong Sothanarith, VOA Khmer
Original report from Phnom Penh
11 March 2009
Ordinary Cambodians are divided on whether the Khmer Rouge tribunal should seek to indict any more leaders of the regime for atrocity crimes, a researcher said Wednesday.
“They don’t know who should be investigated or charged more,” said Chy Thireth, a researcher at the Documentation Center of Cambodia, who recently led a survey of attitudes for more indictments.
In questioning 1,000 Cambodians across 24 provinces and municipalities, the team found around 57 percent in favor of indictments beyond five jailed leaders of the regime, to as many as 10, while 44 percent said they did not want to see further arrests.
The reminder said they did not have a view or declined to express it.
The Khmer Rouge tribunal is currently holding former regime ideologue Nuon Chea, head of state Khieu Samphan, foreign minister Ieng Sary, social affairs minister Ieng Thirith and prison chief Kaing Kek Iev.
Kaing Kek Iev is slated for trial March 30, the first of the five to face the courts. But tribunal officials remain at odds over whether to indict more, on charges such as crimes against humanity, war crimes, torture, murder or others.
In December, international prosecutor Robert Petite advocated further investigations and arrests, but national prosecutor Chea Leang said time and budget constraints should prohibit more indictments.
Tribunal spokeswoman Helen Jarvis said Wednesday the question of indictments was “a matter that the court is dealing with,” but the Pre-Trial Chamber had yet to set a date for a decision.
Chy Thireth said Wednesday those who don’t want more indictments are afraid for the security of the country.
“They think that [those indicted] would be the former king [Norodom Sihanouk] and high-ranking officers in the government, and they fear insecurity because of that,” he said.
“They don’t know who should be investigated or charged more,” said Chy Thireth, a researcher at the Documentation Center of Cambodia, who recently led a survey of attitudes for more indictments.
In questioning 1,000 Cambodians across 24 provinces and municipalities, the team found around 57 percent in favor of indictments beyond five jailed leaders of the regime, to as many as 10, while 44 percent said they did not want to see further arrests.
The reminder said they did not have a view or declined to express it.
The Khmer Rouge tribunal is currently holding former regime ideologue Nuon Chea, head of state Khieu Samphan, foreign minister Ieng Sary, social affairs minister Ieng Thirith and prison chief Kaing Kek Iev.
Kaing Kek Iev is slated for trial March 30, the first of the five to face the courts. But tribunal officials remain at odds over whether to indict more, on charges such as crimes against humanity, war crimes, torture, murder or others.
In December, international prosecutor Robert Petite advocated further investigations and arrests, but national prosecutor Chea Leang said time and budget constraints should prohibit more indictments.
Tribunal spokeswoman Helen Jarvis said Wednesday the question of indictments was “a matter that the court is dealing with,” but the Pre-Trial Chamber had yet to set a date for a decision.
Chy Thireth said Wednesday those who don’t want more indictments are afraid for the security of the country.
“They think that [those indicted] would be the former king [Norodom Sihanouk] and high-ranking officers in the government, and they fear insecurity because of that,” he said.
26 comments:
No wrong is wrong right is right,If Sihaknuk ,Monique Sihaknuk,Hun Sen ,Heng Som Rin, and Chea Sim not go to court and clarify their involvement with the Cambodian killing field that is a big JOKE and Cambodian people shall not respected as the human being ,because Cambodia not a human being country it just a wild animal living in this planet. All the crimes that those high ranking are committed and continue to commit ,are real and all the web around the global they have prove and evidences.
God Bless Cambodia to deserve the Justices as human being country!
The stupid King Sihaknuk is the most responsible. He should be thrown in Jail now.
Survey should also be done oversea too. Khmer been forced out their own country during pol pot error and the usa bombing. Their voices should be heard also about anything regarding their homeland.
Beside, 57% is more than the majority.
Sihanouk is the most Wanted to be hung even before pol pot!
Sihanouk was the top leader of Khmer Rouge.
remember:
-FUNK
-GRUNK
-MARKIE...
Yes, we are unanimous on Sihanouk as the main suspect. He allegedly ordered the massacre of hundred thousands all Lon Nol Officers and soldiers and their families who surrendered. He's still angrily talking about them.
Fake King! real king never kills his own people and destroyed the country!
Why you guy are so mean to my Majesty KING , he fool My uncle from KHAO I DANG refugee camp to the camp along Khmer Siam Border called O'SMACH and they all get kill .. why this guy kill people for his aZZZZZ.
Sihanouk blames the evil Pol Pot, already dead, but never never said anything against the living KR leaders currently in custody because they are witness and they will implicate him. The crimes were committed when Sihanouk was their leader at the top.
If the tribunal judges read all his website, they would understand very well about Sihanouk who is full in revenge. He has always glorified his Khmer Rouge camrades to have killed all Lon Nol'supporters. Now even Late Lon Nol has died since 1984, Sihanouk is still very angry with him. He is haunting every day and night by the death spirit. He should bravely stand up to the court for what he has done to Cambodian people. Areak Prey
Just misled his followers by the thousands to join the khmer rouge ,and been a khmer rouge spokeperson himself from 1970-1975 until their victory ,sihanouk is guilty enough to be hanged.
This is just pouk Ah Scam Rainxy's scheme to misdirect the ECCC objective. The ECCC don't even have the money to prosecute the accused in detention right now, how are they going to prosecute more accused.
At any rate, Ah Scam Rainxy will be accountable, should the court failed to prosecute what they have in costidy right now, period.
If you voted for CPP (Cambodian People's Party):
Also known as:
Communist People's Party
Khmer Rouge People's Party
Khmer Krorhorm People's Party
Khmer Revolution Party
You're support the killing of 1.7 million innocent Khmer peoples from 1975 to 1979 in Cambodia.
You're support the killing at least twelve innocent men, women and children on March 30, 1997 Grenade Attack in Cambodia.
You're support assassination of journalists in Cambodia.
You're support political assassination and killing in Cambodia.
You're support attempted assassination and murder of leader of the free trade union in Cambodia.
You're support corruptions in Cambodia.
You're support murder of Piseth Pilika (Hun Sen's affaire).
You're support Hun Sen Regime burn poor people's house down to the ground and leave them homeless.
Hun Sen, Chea Sim and Heng Samrin was a former Khmer Rouge commanders.
Now, Hun Sen, Chea Sim and Heng Samrin are Khmer Rouge leaders, since their leader (Pol Pot) is dead.
From 1975 to 1979, these Khmer Rouge commanders responsible for killing 1.7 million innocent Khmer peoples in Cambodia.
From 1980 to present, these Khmer Rouge leaders responsible for killing innocent men, women and children on March 30, 1997, assassinated journalists, political assassination and killing, murder of Piseth Pilika (Hun Sen's affaire) and attempted assassinate and murder of leader of the free trade union in Cambodia.
When is the ECCC going to bring these three criminals to U.N. Khmer Rouge Tribunal?
Khmer Rouge Regime is a genocide organization.
Hun Sen Regime is a terrorist organization.
Hun Sen Bodyguards is a terrorist organization.
Hun Sen Death Squad is a terrorist organization.
Cambodian People's Party is a terrorist organization.
I have declare the current Cambodian government which is lead by the Cambodian People's Party as a terrorist organization.
Whoever associate with the current Cambodian government are associate with a terrorist organization.
Khmer Rouge Regime had committed:
Torture
Execution
Massacre
Atrocity
War Crimes
Crimes Against Humanity
Starvation
Overwork to Death
Slavery
Rape
Abuse
Assault and Battery
Cambodian People's Party Hun Sen Regime had committed:
Assassination
Murder
Killing
Terrorism
Drive by Shooting
Intimidation
Death Threat
Threatening
Human Rights Abuses
Human Trafficking
Drugs Trafficking
Under Age Child Sex
Mass Eviction
Land Grabbing
Corruptions
Illegal Firearms
Illegal Logging
Acid Attacks
Injustice
Steal Votes
Violate the Constitution
These are the Trade Marks of Hun Sen's Khmer Rouge Regime.
Under Hun Sen Regime, no criminals that has been committed murder and all other crimes within Hun Sen's government ever been brought to justice.
Information change without notice as it become available.
They are all morders and the khmers killer.
They are the youn Hanoi's dog!!!!
1:22Am you are right mate especially 5:04PM that is Viet 's sperm oop Viet's spy. I can smell the ground worms.
57 percent of the people surveyed are not representatif of the cambodian people living in cambodia and abroard. The are the republicans .
ECCC should take those for ciminals against Humanity to testify for their involvement in the Khmer Killing Fields.
No problem, just show us the cash first.
When these few crazy posters will stop playing their stupid musics?
ECCC is taking who?
Who is ECCC? And where is ECCC now?
In Cambodia. ECCC makes money and so the rest of those members. This trial is going to go on and on then pause then go, as long as million of USD and EURO goes to their pockets.
And who will hang King Sihanouk, Queen Monineath, PM Hun Sen, and the rest in power?
Keep praying dumbest, you will not find the answers, because you were born to be dumbest.
57% are many have Khmer names but born in Vietnam like Ly Ngoc Diep, and a few crazy knee jerks like a former KR Pritheacha Hin Sithan and his band following their leader Ly Ngoc Dinh.Diep.
The real Cambodians in Cambodia don't give a shit about this multimillion of dollars threw into the drain.
2:37AM. May be that guy is Youn or Khmer but his family and relative are Youn, but the real Youn want King Sihanouk dead so Cambodia does not have China to protect her.
Some among Anti-King Sihanouk or among your mates many are real Youn.
I would be surprised if this KI serve the interest of Youn.
I would not be surprised if this KI serves the interest of Youn
Take all these heads to judge and hang them up as saddam hussein. These genocides destroyed and killed many Khmer people. ah hun, ah chea, ah heng, and ah norodom.
Vietnamese is behind of all the killing of our khmer people...i urge our brother to plse read our histroy at:
www.khmer-heroes.blogspot.com/
Vietnamese is behind of all the killing of our khmer people...i urge our brother to plse read our histroy at:
www.khmer-heroes.blogspot.com/
2:12PM. If I were the King, your head will be beheaded. If I were Hun Sen, you cannot hide in anywhere on earth. Not only you and your barbarians will be hanged but be beheaded.
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