By A.N.
Cambodge Soir Hebdo
Translated from French by Tola Ek
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Following the criticism by Jacques Vergès, Khieu Samphan’s defense lawyer, on the low number of documents available in French, he went on to raise the murky allegations tainting the tribunal.
The dual was gently initiated by Jaques Vergès, when, at the end of the morning, getting out his relative indifference to the chamber debate, he addressed the court while reminding that: “We asked the judges to inform us about the current procedures on the corruption.”
Judge Rowan Downing immediately intervened before the French lawyer could go on further, and he asked him “not to raise new questions like [he used] to do” and to concentrate on the current topic, i.e. the appeal against the pre-trial detention of his client.
To this, Vergès replied in a tirade, using a quivering voice to feign his affectation, he said: “First of all, I will shut up because I don’t have to worry about your honor more so than you have to worry about yourself. I will shut up also because the head of state [Hun Sen] which hosts you publicly said that he wishes to see you gone, so this makes you squatters … Finally, I will shut up because the custom is not to shoot on the ambulances and the victims, and neither on the hearse cars and the dying people [i.e. the tribunal].”
Earlier, Silke Studzinsky, one of the lawyers for the civil party, received a short course from Judge Downing when she wanted to give some oral observations while claiming a “new argument.”
The problem was that Silke Studzinsky did not know or forgot that she must provide a notification of her intention to present observations.
The judge gently reminded her: “There must be a marked order so that nobody is taken by surprise, now you came without warning the other parties [to say] that you wish to give remarks, and they [other parties] have to prepare themselves to respond to them [but was not able to], so you cannot speak up.”
The dual was gently initiated by Jaques Vergès, when, at the end of the morning, getting out his relative indifference to the chamber debate, he addressed the court while reminding that: “We asked the judges to inform us about the current procedures on the corruption.”
Judge Rowan Downing immediately intervened before the French lawyer could go on further, and he asked him “not to raise new questions like [he used] to do” and to concentrate on the current topic, i.e. the appeal against the pre-trial detention of his client.
To this, Vergès replied in a tirade, using a quivering voice to feign his affectation, he said: “First of all, I will shut up because I don’t have to worry about your honor more so than you have to worry about yourself. I will shut up also because the head of state [Hun Sen] which hosts you publicly said that he wishes to see you gone, so this makes you squatters … Finally, I will shut up because the custom is not to shoot on the ambulances and the victims, and neither on the hearse cars and the dying people [i.e. the tribunal].”
Earlier, Silke Studzinsky, one of the lawyers for the civil party, received a short course from Judge Downing when she wanted to give some oral observations while claiming a “new argument.”
The problem was that Silke Studzinsky did not know or forgot that she must provide a notification of her intention to present observations.
The judge gently reminded her: “There must be a marked order so that nobody is taken by surprise, now you came without warning the other parties [to say] that you wish to give remarks, and they [other parties] have to prepare themselves to respond to them [but was not able to], so you cannot speak up.”
7 comments:
The people in power are always able to twist things around to their advantage. Have they ever done anything good for the country? I wonder. Is everyone a crooked working in high ranking in Cambodia? Very glad, I left the country long time ago - could not stand the injustice and corruption.
This lawyer is more than correct in demanding for translation of documents that involved in the charges against his client.
Justice is about rights of the accused, victims, and legality of the court.
Honor of this court is stink. This court is acting like monkey court for the dictator and for the blind donors that consider Khmer blood is cheap.
AND, that stupid khmer( leang is not even khmer) female judge. Look like her position is to represent youns soldier only.
stupid court. international court, but run like khmer rouge youns back court.
5:39PM,5:39PM,5:39PM
Nak eng tha troev nass it mean international judge are khgnom bamrëu Puok ah Tmillll!
you make me laugh!2 000 214 innocent khmers killed by Communism.
Khieu Samphan gets what he deserves: A french Clown as a Defense Attorney ( Jacques Vergès). Seeing that clown in court today, just empazises the saying: You get what you deserve.
He is not there for justice or his client: He is only there for himself. Sad too see........
I think Jacques Verges tells the truth.He's the best Lawyer of all in Khmer Rouge court.
Go Jacques, Allez mon vieux.Merci beaucoup.
Fuck the Viet+french!!!!!
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