Rob Hamill (Reuters)Mon, 26 Jul 2010
By Melissa Davies
3News.co.nz (New Zealand)
One of Pol Pot's right hand men in the Khmer Rouge has been sentenced to 35 years in a landmark case brought by the War Crimes Tribunal.
Around 1.7 million people were brutally tortured and killed under the communist regime in the late 1970s.
A New Zealander, Kerry Hamill, was among the victims and his brother, former Olympian Rob Hamill, was in Cambodia for the sentencing.
Kang Guek Eav, known as comrade Duch, leaned in as the judge described his murderous crimes in graphic detail - stories of how he tortured people by pulling out their toenails.
Duch confessed to being personally responsible for the deaths of more than 12,000 people.
That includes 28-year-old Kerry Hamill - a New Zealand sailor captured in Cambodian waters in 1978. His brother Rob Hamill was among the hundreds at court in Pnomh Penh.
“[I’m] very hopeful for a good outcome. Our family obviously have (sic) a stake in it but for Cambodia this is obviously a huge deal for the millions that suffered,” he said before the verdict.
Inside the Hamill’s got a special mention from the judge who read out some of the names of Duch's victims.
Duch was impassive as he stood to learn his fate.
Former New Zealand Governor General dame Silvia Cartwright is one of five judges who found him guilty of grave crimes against humanity and sentenced him to 35 years jail.
Duch will, however, only serve 30 because the court ruled he had already been held illegally for five years.
Rob Hamill says the sentence is not long enough.
“It will never be closure, you can't bring back the past but it is the end of the chapter I think, obviously for our family having this man brought to justice.”
Rob Hamill has requested a face-to-face meeting with Duch to question him about the last days of Kerry Hamill’s life and to find out where his brother is buried.
Having spoken to Duch's lawyers after sentencing, Rob Hamill says he is reasonably optimistic that meeting may happen.
Around 1.7 million people were brutally tortured and killed under the communist regime in the late 1970s.
A New Zealander, Kerry Hamill, was among the victims and his brother, former Olympian Rob Hamill, was in Cambodia for the sentencing.
Kang Guek Eav, known as comrade Duch, leaned in as the judge described his murderous crimes in graphic detail - stories of how he tortured people by pulling out their toenails.
Duch confessed to being personally responsible for the deaths of more than 12,000 people.
That includes 28-year-old Kerry Hamill - a New Zealand sailor captured in Cambodian waters in 1978. His brother Rob Hamill was among the hundreds at court in Pnomh Penh.
“[I’m] very hopeful for a good outcome. Our family obviously have (sic) a stake in it but for Cambodia this is obviously a huge deal for the millions that suffered,” he said before the verdict.
Inside the Hamill’s got a special mention from the judge who read out some of the names of Duch's victims.
Duch was impassive as he stood to learn his fate.
Former New Zealand Governor General dame Silvia Cartwright is one of five judges who found him guilty of grave crimes against humanity and sentenced him to 35 years jail.
Duch will, however, only serve 30 because the court ruled he had already been held illegally for five years.
Rob Hamill says the sentence is not long enough.
“It will never be closure, you can't bring back the past but it is the end of the chapter I think, obviously for our family having this man brought to justice.”
Rob Hamill has requested a face-to-face meeting with Duch to question him about the last days of Kerry Hamill’s life and to find out where his brother is buried.
Having spoken to Duch's lawyers after sentencing, Rob Hamill says he is reasonably optimistic that meeting may happen.
11 comments:
Welcome to Cambodia!
It only happens in Cambodia.
With all an overwhelming evidence for war crimes and the crime against humanity, he will serve a mere 35 years behind bars, and how many years will Mr. Hun Sen serve for his hidden crimes when the day comes for his trial?
Next time, send your children to Iraq or Alganestan, it may be less bad than Cambodia..
This is just to start with.
There are more criminals in the CPP who we must never forget who are khmer rouge.
Wow I thought all would be sentence to life after all these killings. But no???? That's like killing just one person.
Please,
people in the world,
specifically in the free countries, democratic countries,
you have no idea what wars are,
stop looking for trouble,
don't go to where troubles are,
keep far from wars,
if you don't want to have trouble..
Democratic Kampuchea Pol Pot Khmer Rouge Regime
Members:
Pol Pot
Nuon Chea
Ieng Sary
Ta Mok
Khieu Samphan
Son Sen
Ieng Thearith
Kaing Kek Iev
Hun Sen
Chea Sim
Heng Samrin
Hor Namhong
Keat Chhon
Ouk Bunchhoeun
Sim Ka...
Committed:
Tortures
Brutality
Executions
Massacres
Mass Murder
Genocide
Atrocities
Crimes Against Humanity
Starvations
Slavery
Force Labour
Overwork to Death
Human Abuses
Persecution
Unlawful Detention
Cambodian People's Party Hun Sen Khmer Rouge Regime
Members:
Hun Sen
Chea Sim
Heng Samrin
Hor Namhong
Keat Chhon
Ouk Bunchhoeun
Sim Ka...
Committed:
Attempted Murders
Attempted Murder on Chea Vichea
Attempted Assassinations
Attempted Assassination on Sam Rainsy
Assassinations
Assassinated Journalists
Assassinated Political Opponents
Assassinated Leaders of the Free Trade Union
Assassinated over 80 members of Sam Rainsy Party.
Sam Rainsy LIC 31 October 2009 - Cairo, Egypt
"As of today, over eighty members of my party have been assassinated. Countless others have been injured, arrested, jailed, or forced to go into hiding or into exile."
Executions
Executed over 100 members of FUNCINPEC Party
Murders
Murdered 3 Leaders of the Free Trade Union
Murdered Chea Vichea
Murdered Ros Sovannareth
Murdered Hy Vuthy
Murdered 10 Journalists
Murdered Khim Sambo
Murdered Khim Sambo's son
Murdered members of Sam Rainsy Party.
Murdered activists of Sam Rainsy Party
Murdered Innocent Men
Murdered Innocent Women
Murdered Innocent Children
Killed Innocent Khmer Peoples.
Extrajudicial Execution
Grenade Attack
Terrorism
Drive by Shooting
Brutalities
Police Brutality Against Monks
Police Brutality Against Evictees
Tortures
Intimidations
Death Threats
Threatening
Human Abductions
Human Abuses
Human Rights Abuses
Human Trafficking
Drugs Trafficking
Under Age Child Sex
Corruptions
Bribery
Embezzlement
Treason
Border Encroachment, allow Vietnam to encroaching into Cambodia.
Signed away our territories to Vietnam; Koh Tral, almost half of our ocean territory oil field and others.
Illegal Arrest
Illegal Mass Evictions
Illegal Land Grabbing
Illegal Firearms
Illegal Logging
Illegal Deforestation
Illegally use of remote detonate bomb on Sokha Helicopter, while Hok Lundy and other military officials were on board.
Lightning strike many airplanes, but did not fall from the sky. Lightning strike out side of airplane and discharge electricity to ground.
Source: Lightning, Discovery Channel
Illegally Sold State Properties
Illegally Removed Parliamentary Immunity of Parliament Members
Plunder National Resources
Acid Attacks
Turn Cambodia into a Lawless Country.
Oppression
Injustice
Steal Votes
Bring Foreigners from Vietnam to vote in Cambodia for Cambodian People's Party.
Use Dead people's names to vote for Cambodian People's Party.
Disqualified potential Sam Rainsy Party's voters.
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
Persecution
Unlawful Detention
Death in custody.
Under the Cambodian People's Party Hun Sen Khmer Rouge Regime, no criminals that has been committed crimes against journalists, political opponents, leaders of the Free Trade Union, innocent men, women and children have ever been brought to justice.
Who killed 1.7 million innocent Khmer peoples?
a) Pol Pot
b) Nuon Chea
c) Ta Mok
d) Khieu Samphan
e) Son Sen
f) Kang Guek Eav
g) Ieng Sary
h) Ieng Thearith
i) Chea Sim
j) Heng Samrin
k) Hor Namhong
l) Keat Chhon
m) Ouk Bunchhoeun
n) Sim Ka
o) Hun Sen...
p) all of above
Source:
DC-CAM
Which one of these Khmer Rouge(s) list below is the current Khmer Rouge Regime's leader?
a) Pol Pot
b) Nuon Chea
c) Ta Mok
d) Khieu Samphan
e) Son Sen
f) Kang Guek Eav
g) Ieng Sary
h) Ieng Thearith
i) Chea Sim
j) Heng Samrin
k) Hor Namhong
l) Keat Chhon
m) Ouk Bunchhoeun
n) Sim Ka
o) HUN SEN
Fact:
Pol Pot is a Khmer Rouge leader of the Democratic Kampuchea Khmer Rouge Regime.
Hun Sen was a Khmer Rouge commander of the Democratic Kampuchea Khmer Rouge Regime and now, a Khmer Rouge leader of the Cambodian People's Party Khmer Rouge Regime.
Chea Sim, Heng Samrin, Hor Namhong, Keat Chhon, Ouk Bunchhoeun and Sim Ka has been summon by the UN back Khmer Rouge Tribunal court (EEEC).
Which one of these Khmer Rouge(s) list below is chief of Boeung Trabek prison?
a) Pol Pot
b) Nuon Chea
c) Ta Mok
d) Khieu Samphan
e) Son Sen
f) Kang Guek Eav
g) Ieng Sary
h) Ieng Thearith
i) Chea Sim
j) Heng Samrin
k) HOR NAMHONG
l) Keat Chhon
m) Ouk Bunchhoeun
n) Sim Ka
o) Hun Sen
Source:
DC-CAM
even in the US, if two people are charged with murdered, etc, and one of them, lesser associate, confess or collaborate with authority on the case, that one will always get a lesser sentence for the cooperation, etc... i think they are doing the same, given this is an international court of law trying the former KR leadership, etc... see, we have to understand the fairness in the court of law, that's all!
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