A victim of the Khmer Rouge regime, currently living in the US, tells her story. She is supported by Dr. Nou Leakhena (Photo: AP)Original report from Phnom Penh
09 February 2010
The Khmer Rouge tribunal will officially limit the participation of civil parties in upcoming trials, in an effort to streamline court procedures.
"In future trials, civil parties will form a consolidated group and pursue a single claim for reparations," the UN-backed court said in a statement Tuesday, at the end of a plenary session for court judges, prosecutors and other officials.
The decision was made to address "shortcomings" of the court's first trial, of prison chief Kaing Kek Iev, where the participation of multiple civil parties made procedures unwieldy.
The tribunal was designed to add victim participation in the form of civil parties, which participate alongside the defense and prosecution.
The new rules create two lead lawyers to coordinate with all civil party lawyers and victims themselves ahead of trials.
"Civil Party Lawyers may agree to support the Lead Co-Lawyers in the representation of the interests of the consolidated group," the tribunal statement said. "Such support, which will be coordinated by the Lead Co-Lawyers, may include oral and written submissions by Civil Party Lawyers, as well as examination in court of witnesses and their clients."
"In future trials, civil parties will form a consolidated group and pursue a single claim for reparations," the UN-backed court said in a statement Tuesday, at the end of a plenary session for court judges, prosecutors and other officials.
The decision was made to address "shortcomings" of the court's first trial, of prison chief Kaing Kek Iev, where the participation of multiple civil parties made procedures unwieldy.
The tribunal was designed to add victim participation in the form of civil parties, which participate alongside the defense and prosecution.
The new rules create two lead lawyers to coordinate with all civil party lawyers and victims themselves ahead of trials.
"Civil Party Lawyers may agree to support the Lead Co-Lawyers in the representation of the interests of the consolidated group," the tribunal statement said. "Such support, which will be coordinated by the Lead Co-Lawyers, may include oral and written submissions by Civil Party Lawyers, as well as examination in court of witnesses and their clients."
2 comments:
monkey trial still can find innocent people to mark its shows
pathetic
Duch was ordered to kill by Son Sen and Nuon Chea.
Most of Duch vitims were Vietminhs alias CPP members.
Those Vietminhs killed Khmers from 1070 to 1976.
Khmer rouges killed Khmers from 1975 to 1979 and they also killed Vietminhs.
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