Chhouk Rin (Center)DPA
Phnom Penh - A former Khmer Rouge commander jailed for the killings of three Western backpackers in 1994 is to seek a royal pardon on the grounds of ill health, local media reported Monday.
Chhouk Rin, who was jailed for life 10 years ago for his role in the killings, is reportedly suffering from AIDS, malaria and liver disease.
'I will submit a document requesting the king pardon him before the [November] Water Festival this year,' his lawyer Puth Theavy told the Phnom Penh Post newspaper.
Chhouk Rin's wife said her husband is in poor health, and called on the government to assist in his release.
'Since my husband was arrested and imprisoned [in 2005], looking after my family has become increasingly difficult,' she told the newspaper.
Chhouk Rin was convicted for his role in the murders as were the provincial Khmer Rouge commander Sam Bith, who has died in jail, and Sam Bith's deputy Nuon Paet.
Under Cambodian law Chhouk Rin must serve 20 years of his life sentence before he can be considered for a pardon. The 56-year-old was convicted in absentia in 2000 and only arrested and jailed in late 2005, so to date has served just five years.
Ten Cambodians died when Chhouk Rin's forces attacked a train in southern Cambodia in 1994.
The three Westerners - Australian citizen David Wilson, Frenchman Jean-Michel Braquet, and Briton Mark Slater - were abducted and held at a Khmer Rouge mountain stronghold. They were killed after two months when a ransom payment fell through.
Chhouk Rin, who was jailed for life 10 years ago for his role in the killings, is reportedly suffering from AIDS, malaria and liver disease.
'I will submit a document requesting the king pardon him before the [November] Water Festival this year,' his lawyer Puth Theavy told the Phnom Penh Post newspaper.
Chhouk Rin's wife said her husband is in poor health, and called on the government to assist in his release.
'Since my husband was arrested and imprisoned [in 2005], looking after my family has become increasingly difficult,' she told the newspaper.
Chhouk Rin was convicted for his role in the murders as were the provincial Khmer Rouge commander Sam Bith, who has died in jail, and Sam Bith's deputy Nuon Paet.
Under Cambodian law Chhouk Rin must serve 20 years of his life sentence before he can be considered for a pardon. The 56-year-old was convicted in absentia in 2000 and only arrested and jailed in late 2005, so to date has served just five years.
Ten Cambodians died when Chhouk Rin's forces attacked a train in southern Cambodia in 1994.
The three Westerners - Australian citizen David Wilson, Frenchman Jean-Michel Braquet, and Briton Mark Slater - were abducted and held at a Khmer Rouge mountain stronghold. They were killed after two months when a ransom payment fell through.
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King ta, king yeay, king euv, king meh, king kaun, king sva.... all kings please help chhouk Rin, the murderer, your comrade in fighting with khmer republic, to spare his life. I khow you had abandoned khmer farmers in Svay Rieng and SR because you think it's politic but now can you all help Chhouk Rin? this is not politic. It's pure criminal, court case. Please show us if you are still usable.
If you kill khmers, don't matter how many you killed no one chase to find and procecute you; but if you kill the white man you will be tracked down by the CPP and help procecute according to law.
Why khmer leaders including the fucking kings allow this to happen.
Place car tyer on his neck and burns him alive in publics....
Sama samput Pir rumngab doy kar chong pir.
A nis samlab monus ot nhonhert dai te. Vea samlab bortes toeb mean pordomean. Choh kal pi samai vea kan amnach, ter vea samlab monus punman neak?
Tuk oy vear totuol kam vea knong kuk tov.
This stupid punkass may killed, raped, ate people liver alive, during pol pot's time...who know? too many victims said, they were raped by young khmer rouge soldiers until they passed out...
Victims from:
DC, Maryland, Long Beach,
I thik king will agree to let him free this time because of pressure from Hun Sen.King just TOC KATA ROBOSS HUN SEN.
When he did not regard to other people's lives, what worth is his life?
This man is a serial killer.
He is the kind of man who killed Khmers from 1970 to 1975 but he was too young to be killer at those years.
Howyoung was him 1:04AM!?
Dear all,
Please eliminate the word "King or Royal family" from our vocabulary list when talking about khmer. Ah kanchas Sihanouk was made from the mixing of communist Hanoi and China. He founded khmer rouge, support yuon to kill khmers. He always is in favor of communist. Please help to destroy him and his core followers. Ah kanchas xi-hanoi is nothing but corrupt.
Death pooch ah kanchas and his puppets, khmer rouge 1 and 2.
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