By Kong Sothanarith, VOA Khmer Original report from Phnom Penh
05 January 2010
Judges at the Khmer Rouge tribunal are expected next week to announce an end to the investigation of senior leaders in custody, paving the way for a trial next year, officials said Tuesday.
Investigating judges Marcel Lemonde and You Bunleng “will announce the end of the investigation to parties by next week,” tribunal spokesman Reach Sambath said Tuesday.
The judges have been examining evidence in Case No. 002, which seeks to try Nuon Chea, Khieu Samphan, Ieng Sary, Ieng Thirith and Kaing Kek Iev, also known as Duch, for atrocity crimes.
The end of the investigation marks the beginning of a 30-day period for the defense to appeal the conclusions of the judges, before the case moves forward to trial.
Judges have said they will employ joint criminal enterprise, a doctrine of liability that pursues crimes via a defendant’s participation in a common criminal plan.
Nuon Chea defense attorney Son Arun told VOA Khmer the team planned to appeal for further investigations of potential defense witnesses.
Reach Sambath urged victims of the regime to register complaints with the tribunal’s Victims Unit before the third week of the month.
The tribunal, which completed its first case, against Duch, in October, has asked donors for an additional $93 million in funding over the next two years.
Last month, investigating judges added charges of genocide to the charges of war crimes and crimes against humanity for four of the senior-most leaders in custody—though not including Duch. Observers worry the new charges could actually prolong the beginning of the trial, expected early this year.
Investigating judges Marcel Lemonde and You Bunleng “will announce the end of the investigation to parties by next week,” tribunal spokesman Reach Sambath said Tuesday.
The judges have been examining evidence in Case No. 002, which seeks to try Nuon Chea, Khieu Samphan, Ieng Sary, Ieng Thirith and Kaing Kek Iev, also known as Duch, for atrocity crimes.
The end of the investigation marks the beginning of a 30-day period for the defense to appeal the conclusions of the judges, before the case moves forward to trial.
Judges have said they will employ joint criminal enterprise, a doctrine of liability that pursues crimes via a defendant’s participation in a common criminal plan.
Nuon Chea defense attorney Son Arun told VOA Khmer the team planned to appeal for further investigations of potential defense witnesses.
Reach Sambath urged victims of the regime to register complaints with the tribunal’s Victims Unit before the third week of the month.
The tribunal, which completed its first case, against Duch, in October, has asked donors for an additional $93 million in funding over the next two years.
Last month, investigating judges added charges of genocide to the charges of war crimes and crimes against humanity for four of the senior-most leaders in custody—though not including Duch. Observers worry the new charges could actually prolong the beginning of the trial, expected early this year.
10 comments:
these prunes are so evil, and perhaps, very stupid and ignorant as well for helping to destroy cambodian society and nation! they are nearer to hell, soon! god will see to it. god bless cambodia.
Look at these peoples, how long they will stay on the earth? What we can get from the trail? I think just only the body of these people.
And also think the trail just end up with create job for a few peoples only.
Burn these mother fuckers alive!
Khmer Rouge survivors give voice to their 'silent suffering'
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I am strongly recommending these ex-KR leaders to tell the truth to the Cambodian people and her nation about thier political doctrines and ideologies. Honestly, speaking these people will die soon and that all the truth will obviously be burried down with them by untold about the truth to Cambodian society. Thus, it is very-very valuable and pricelessness if they all will tell the truth, so that it will provide a golden opportunity to the researchers, academics, writers and students for the next generation to learn about their roles during the 1075-79 in relation to killings, starvation and illness in order to avoid future re-occurrance not only for Cambodia but for ther countries in the world to learn as well.
So, please all UNCLES, please tell only the truth to our beloved, sincere and honest people. Before and after, you all Uncles will definately die nataurally, but please let tell the truth be recorded in the golden book for all people in the world to learn and share each other for the bebefit of humanity.
Correction: please read that during 1975-79 NOT 1075-79. Sorry for erronousness.
4:25 DONT CALL THEM UNCLES THEY WANNA BE CALLED SAMAK MITH GET THAT!
these are the faces of stupid KR leadership. can't get more stupid than this, really!
Their children are safe and get top position in Ah Kwack Hun Xen CPP goverment!
What the fuckup justice????
I could see His Majesty KING SIHANOUK image with these Murderers.
Again , There Is No God Damned KING SIHANOUK , there is No POL POT, (SIHANOUK KILLING FOELDS) , There is No SIHANOUK , There Is No HUN SEN and Vietnameses in Cambodia.
SIHANOUK MUST BE ON TRIAL.
From One Of The Survivors of the GOD DAMNED KING SIHANOUK KILLING FIELDS
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