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A top US senator on Monday hailed the sentencing of a Khmer Rouge prison chief to 30 years in jail for "Killing Fields"-era atrocities as a "historic, if delayed, step forward for Cambodia."
"Today's sentencing helps deliver an important message that we must steadfastly pursue justice for the victims of the world's most horrific crimes," said Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman John Kerry.
"The conviction of the head of the Khmer Rouge's most infamous prison represents a historic, if delayed, step forward for Cambodia," said Kerry, a close ally of US President Barack Obama.
In a historic first, a UN-backed court Monday sentenced Khmer Rouge prison chief Kaing Guek Eav, better known as Duch, to 30 years in jail for crimes against humanity over mass executions during Cambodia's "Killing Fields" era.
Duch was the first Khmer Rouge cadre to face justice in an international tribunal over the deaths of up to two million people through starvation, overwork and execution under the 1975-1979 regime.
"While not without its imperfections, the trial has allowed thousands of Cambodians to witness and participate in judicial proceedings for the unspeakable atrocities suffered by millions," said Kerry.
But to the dismay of survivors and relatives of victims, the court took into account the years he had already served since his arrest in 1999, meaning that the 67-year-old could walk free in about 19 years.
Kerry helped craft the compromise that led to the formation of the court, travelling to Cambodia several times to help broker the compromise that led to its creation.
"Today's sentencing helps deliver an important message that we must steadfastly pursue justice for the victims of the world's most horrific crimes," said Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman John Kerry.
"The conviction of the head of the Khmer Rouge's most infamous prison represents a historic, if delayed, step forward for Cambodia," said Kerry, a close ally of US President Barack Obama.
In a historic first, a UN-backed court Monday sentenced Khmer Rouge prison chief Kaing Guek Eav, better known as Duch, to 30 years in jail for crimes against humanity over mass executions during Cambodia's "Killing Fields" era.
Duch was the first Khmer Rouge cadre to face justice in an international tribunal over the deaths of up to two million people through starvation, overwork and execution under the 1975-1979 regime.
"While not without its imperfections, the trial has allowed thousands of Cambodians to witness and participate in judicial proceedings for the unspeakable atrocities suffered by millions," said Kerry.
But to the dismay of survivors and relatives of victims, the court took into account the years he had already served since his arrest in 1999, meaning that the 67-year-old could walk free in about 19 years.
Kerry helped craft the compromise that led to the formation of the court, travelling to Cambodia several times to help broker the compromise that led to its creation.
9 comments:
now, US can help to shape policy and inject much needed economic assistance into cambodia so cambodia can become a full member of responsible world community of nation, etc... it is time cambodia is treated better and deserve better after all that lesson in history about getting the taste of communism, etc... yes, cambodia learned by now from what happened; it is time to remedy cambodia in many ways; and the US can make a huge difference or impact in cambodia and khmer people lives with america economic influence, education, healthcare, etc... cambodia can use america's gov't assistance, etc... god bless cambodia.
Duch-bag is pretty much like the killer in the movie SAW part 1, 2, 3, etc. !!!
Between 1970-75, my father (officer) worked with US Officers in Phnom Pneh. Before Phnom Penh was falled down in the hand of communism (Khmer Rouges [China and Viet]), our family had the offer from US soldiers to leave Cambodia for USA because they explained us clearly when the communists came we as army family mumber would killed or died. We knew the communist is brutal but my father declined this moral offer against the US decision because he was sure, how can Khmer Rouges killed us when King Sihanouk stood behind the KR. But whereas the Khmer Rouges rolled Phnom Penh we saw the babarian action like we have heard.This time Sihanouk returned back Cambodia but, the prince's brain is full of commuist ideology (communist King).
The result: My father and a lot of family mumbers were lost.
I personaly prefer the two both countrie to stregnteen its relation, not allow such killimg field exist again.
Khmer oversea
Democratic Kampuchea Pol Pot Khmer Rouge Regime
Members:
Pol Pot
Nuon Chea
Ieng Sary
Ta Mok
Khieu Samphan
Son Sen
Ieng Thearith
Kang Guek Eav
Chea Sim
Heng Samrin
Hor Namhong
Keat Chhon
Ouk Bunchhoeun
Sim Ka
Hun Sen...
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
cambodia hates communism now, especially after we witnessed or saw what happened under commy KR regime i.e. only losses and sufferings and hardship. now we hate commy gov't and want freedom and the invisible hand economy of john smith of america. we embrace capitism forever like singapore now. god bless cambodia.
Justice has not been done. Cambodia society is weak at crime punishment. Criminals are living among you... Symbolically, this ruling should at least give him a life sentence the least they could do for deaths and the forever suffering living Cambodians.
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