Original report from Phnom Penh
08 September 2009
The international prosecutor’s office has filed a request to investigate five more suspects by the UN-backed Khmer Rouge tribunal, moving forward in a process political leaders has said could destabilize the country.
Acting co-prosecutor William Smith filed the request to investigating judges, after the Pre-Trial Chamber failed to reach a super-majority to close the indictments.
“This last set of cases to be prosecuted would lead to a more comprehensive accounting of the crimes that were committed under the [Khmer Rouge] regime during 1975-79,” Smith announced Tuesday.
Tribunal spokesman Reach Sambath said Tuesday an investigation can start anywhere from one month to a year after investigating judges receive a prosecutor’s submission.
The court is currently holding five suspects and is only now undertaking its first trial, of former Khmer Rouge prison chief Kaing Kek Iev, better known as Duch.
Long Panhavuth, a project officer at the Open Justice Initiative in Cambodia, said five more suspects would be responsible for crimes similar to Duch, who prosecutors say oversaw the killing of at least 12,380 people at Tuol Sleng prison.
The prosecution’s motion was filed on Monday, the same day Prime Minister Hun Sen again warned that more investigations could lead to instability.
Many former Khmer Rouge cadre defected to the government in the final throes of the brutal regime, and officials say they still retain loyal followers.
It remains to be seen what investigating judges found and if any more suspects will see trial.
Acting co-prosecutor William Smith filed the request to investigating judges, after the Pre-Trial Chamber failed to reach a super-majority to close the indictments.
“This last set of cases to be prosecuted would lead to a more comprehensive accounting of the crimes that were committed under the [Khmer Rouge] regime during 1975-79,” Smith announced Tuesday.
Tribunal spokesman Reach Sambath said Tuesday an investigation can start anywhere from one month to a year after investigating judges receive a prosecutor’s submission.
The court is currently holding five suspects and is only now undertaking its first trial, of former Khmer Rouge prison chief Kaing Kek Iev, better known as Duch.
Long Panhavuth, a project officer at the Open Justice Initiative in Cambodia, said five more suspects would be responsible for crimes similar to Duch, who prosecutors say oversaw the killing of at least 12,380 people at Tuol Sleng prison.
The prosecution’s motion was filed on Monday, the same day Prime Minister Hun Sen again warned that more investigations could lead to instability.
Many former Khmer Rouge cadre defected to the government in the final throes of the brutal regime, and officials say they still retain loyal followers.
It remains to be seen what investigating judges found and if any more suspects will see trial.
Democratic Kampuchea Pol Pot Khmer Rouge Regime had committed:
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Executions
Massacres
Atrocities
Crimes Against Humanity
Starvations
Overwork to Death
Slavery
Rapes
Human Abuses
Assault and Battery
Cambodian People's Party Hun Sen Khmer Rouge Regime had committed:
Assassinations
Assassinated Journalists
Assassinated Political Opponents
Assassinated Leader of the Free Trade Union
Attempted Assassinations on Chea Vichea and Sam Rainsy
Attempted Murders on Chea Vichea and Sam Rainsy
Executed members of FUNCINPEC Party
Murders members and activists of Sam Rainsy Party
Killings
Extrajudicial Execution
Grenade Attack
Terrorism
Drive by Shooting
Tortures
Intimidations
Death Threats
Threatening
Human Abductions
Human Rights Abuses
Human Trafficking
Drugs Trafficking
Under Age Child Sex
Corruptions
Bribery
Illegal Mass Evictions
Illegal Land Grabbing
Illegal Firearms
Illegal Logging
Illegal Deforestation
Illegally use of remote detonation on Sokha Helicopter, while Hok Lundy and others military official on board.
Illegally Sold State Properties
Illegally Remove Parliamentary Immunity of Parliament Members
Plunder National Resources
Acid Attacks
Turn Cambodia into a Lawless Country
Oppression
Injustice
Steal Votes
Bring Foreigners from Veitnam to vote in Cambodia for Cambodian People's Party.
Abuse the Court as a tools for CPP to send political opponents and journalists to jail.
Abuse of Power
Abuse the Laws
Abuse the National Election Committee
Abuse the National Assembly
Violate the Laws
Violate the Constitution
Violate the Paris Accords
Impunity
Under the Cambodian People's Party Hun Sen Khmer Rouge Regime, no criminals that has been committed crimes against journalists, political opponents, leader of the Free Trade Union, innocent men, women and children have ever been brought to justice.
i think prosecutors should only do this if it going to benefit cambodia. nothing's wrong of it, however, sometime let bygone be bygone is a good common sense words of the wise. sometime in a country like cambodia, it is better to let bygone by bygone for the sake of peace, stability, etc, because in khmer we often remind people to only think in terms of what is beneficial and what is not in any situation. what purpose does getting a million people to the court room when a handful is just as good as well? you see! sometime in a case like this, it is good to let khmer people have some saying as well. i know, everyone is trying to help, but one needs to understand the local views as well. thank you and god bless cambodia and all our beautiful khmer people and citizens.
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ReplyDeleteAh PPU
Ah New Phally
Ah Khmer-Australian
Ah AngkorianMan Krama Man
Ah Thana
Ah Thes Meas
You're support Cambodian People's Party Hun Sen Khmer Rouge Regime who is killing innocent Khmer peoples.
Please do me a favor don't ever tell anyone that you are Khmer, because you make Khmer peoples look bad.
hey, it's called our freedom as well as yours, isn't it! stop being so hypocritical, here, please!
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ReplyDeleteYou are the ONE that make KHMERS look bad, becuase you always talk bad about KHMERS. And don't tell anybody that you are KHMER, because KHMERS don't talk bad about KHMERS to the world. Shame on you.
You said, that the CPP killed innocent people, why don't you show the evidences that can be proved in the world court of laws to the world, if you can do that, I am sure the world will punish the CPP and don't just bark like a stupid dog. If you are brave enough,try to get the evidences and show them to the UNITED NATION, if you don't you are a coward dog.
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Ah Thes Meas is yuon spy living and working in Cambodia.
ReplyDeleteAh Thes Meas maybe one of CPP high ranking member.
Ah Thes Meas we will find all crims' evidences that your CPP had committed and prosecute your Boss ah Hun Sen.
Are you coward to accept the truth?
The truth will be prevailed, you death face!
you death face= Ah mouk ngob
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The Prime suspects,
ReplyDeleteThe ECCC must put these khmer Rouge killers on trial such as NORODOM SIHANOUK, HENG SAMRIN, CHEA SIM, HUN SEN, HO NAM HONG and KEAT CHHON. We khmer thank you for UN servise.
To 9:58,
ReplyDeleteWhat the truth are you talking about?, you haven't give a single piece of real evidence yet. Untill you get those evidences that you are talking about, then I can call you brave, but for now you are coward.
Here New Phally , New Phally, New Phally, come here boy i got a doggie treat for you,.... come on boy, come on...come here boy
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ReplyDeleteYou are completely wrong and you cannot represent me.
Do you understand?
I talk bad about Cambodian People's Party Hun Sen Khmer Rouge Regime not talk bad about innocent Khmer peoples to the world.
Khmer:
Innocent Khmer peoples
Victims of Democratic Kampuchea Pol Pot Khmer Rouge Regime.
Victims of Cambodian People's Party Hun Sen Khmer Rouge Regime.
Victims of Hun Sen Death Squad.
Victims of Hun Sen's Phnom Penh Municipal Court.
Victims of Hun Sen's Phnom Penh Municipal Police.
Khmer Rouge/worse than animal:
Democratic Kampuchea Pol Pot Khmer Rouge Regime
Cambodian People's Party Hun Sen Khmer Rouge Regime
Hun Sen Death Squad (Hun Sen's personal Bodyguards Unit (Brigade 70))
Hun Sen's Phnom Penh Municipal Court
Hun Sen's Phnom Penh Municipal Police
I did not make Khmer Peoples look bad. I make a murderers (Cambodian People's Party Hun Sen Khmer Rouge Regime) and supporters of a murderers look bad. In fact I defend innocent Khmer Peoples (journalists, political opponents, leader of the free trade union, innocent men, women and children). And you support criminals that kill Khmer peoples. The only reason why I communicate with you is I want you, who is unfit to be Khmer to wake up from this comma of supporting criminals. The Cambodian People's Party Hun Sen Khmer Rouge Regime is actually worse than animal. Animal usually don't kill their own kind, but the Cambodian People's Party Hun Sen Khmer Rouge Regime kill their own peoples. You support murderers (Cambodian People's Party Hun Sen Khmer Rouge Regime) so this make you worse than animal.
Thes Meas, stop compairing you to me, there is nothing of you that is better than me. Keep in mind that you are not Khmer, you are Khmer Krorhorm (worse than animal) who's support Khmer Rouge killing innocent Khmer peoples.
Why are you talk about your children and others children. This is not about children, it's about you.
Thes Meas, I would like to remind you that you are not Khmer. You are unfit to be Khmer. Khmer peoples don't murder Khmer peoples. Khmer peoples don't support a murderer killing Khmer peoples.
What don't you understand?
You can call yourself Khmer Rouge, Khmer Rouge supporter or worse than animal. But you are not Khmer.
So, don't tell anyone that you are Khmer, because you'll make Khmer peoples look bad.
Thes Meas, if I feel that you're continue to support criminals (Cambodian People's Party Hun Sen Khmer Rouge Regime), I will give you a title infront of your name. And don't tell me that I don't give you a chance.
Also, I will put your name on my hate list.
10:08 AM,
ReplyDeleteHM King Father has mentioned a several times that he will tesify, but somebody keep blocking and somebody from eatern country are looking to silent the thruth.
You and your hungry ignorant persecutors who are anti-the King stop worrying about King Father, just do everything to get this dictator Hun Sen to testify, then you will see every prophecy will be fullfiled.