Washington, DC Thursday, 11 November 2010
“In light of relentless Cambodian political interference, the best way to achieve this is through the existing hybrid tribunal.”
A US-based legal group says the Khmer Rouge tribunal should not transfer any high-level wars crimes cases to Cambodia's national courts when it leaves the country.
The UN-backed court is in the midst of preparing a so-called completion strategy, to determine what the tribunal might leave for the national judiciary.
The New York-based Open Society Justice Initiative said in a report Wednesday that high-level crimes must be properly adjudicated.
“In light of relentless Cambodian political interference, the best way to achieve this is through the existing hybrid tribunal,” OSJI's executive director, James Goldston, said. “The United Nations and international donors must ensure that any completion plan for the court guarantees fair trials and appeals in all remaining cases on its docket.”
The question of political interference centers around whether the court should pursue more indictments. Prime Minister Hun Sen has warned that further arrests could lead to instability, an opinion echoed by Cambodian tribunal judges.
In a Nov. 10 statement, the tribunal's outgoing defense administrator, Richard Rogers, said political interference had made his job difficult.
The institutions of justice and respect for law are still developing in Cambodia, he said, and “the threat of political interference...may undermine the independence of the court.”
Political interference had become a “fair trial concern,” he said.
Government spokesman Phay Siphan denied the courts were facing such interference. He also said the mandate of the court means it should not prosecute beyond the five suspects now in custody without a renegotiation.
Meanwhile, the tribunal continues to face funding woes, as donors wait for a completion strategy before deciding how much more they want to put into the court.
6 comments:
United among all of Khmer is very important.
Knowing our enemy who really is also important.
Our enemy is Ho Chi Minh Indochina Federation.
We should help Hun Sen and CPP to be liberated from Vietnam. Yes we can. 1979 to 1991 yuons had fully controlled Hun Sen. We killed them a lot and kicked them out. I don’t think that Hun Sen wants to live under Yuons.
We must be united. We cannot fight among ourselves as Khmers and Khmers. This is the only one theory of winning against the enemies from west and east.
Do not stand on Republic and blame King. The vast majority of Khmers in Cambodia highly respect King. That is the fact. King Sihamoni has been highly respected by international leaders from around the world. That is the fact, too. King Sihamoni is far and far better than Thai king in every aspect. He is straight and firm. No one around can manipulate him. This king is different from other king.
Sam Rainsy Party is too far to the right. This party should be moderate or more liberal. This is the way toward unity and winning for the KHMER EMPIRE.
No one is perfect. But must be one is a better leader who is able to unite the vast majority of khmers?
Who is a better ?
Hanoi killed Moslems and took Champa.
Hanoi killed Khmers Krom and has controlled.
That is Viet’s nature as thieves and crocodiles.
That is Viet’s nature as thieves and crocodiles.
Down Vietnamese expansionism!
Vietnam will be wiped out by hurricane!
by Volcano!
by earthquake!
by tsunami!
and by….!
Vietnam will be wiped out from the map!
Vietnam will be wiped out from the map!
Vietnam will be wiped out from the map!
Vietnam will be wiped out from the map!
All Moslems wake up then be united to take CHAMPA back!
Vietnam will be wiped out from the map!
All Moslems wake up then be united to take CHAMPA back!
Vietnam will be wiped out from the map!!
All Moslems wake up then be united to take CHAMPA back!
Vietnam will be wiped out from the map!!
All Moslems wake up then be united to take CHAMPA back!
Vietnam will be wiped out by hurricane! by Volcano!
by earthquake! by tsunami waves ! and by….
LONG LIVE CHAMPA !
LONG LIVE KHMER EMPIRE !
LONG LIVE CHAMPA!
LONG LIVE KHMER EMPIRE!
shut this clown court for good. no justice can be trimmed for political reasons.
shut
shut
shut
shut
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shut...........................
Everyone knows that CPP ruling party interferes with the process of ECCC,in fact warned by our PM again and again about the ECCC investigation WILL induce instability to Cambodia.
It seems he knows in details of how instability will come about.
PM owes an explanation to cambodians,cambodian victims,ECCC, donors,UN and the king about his view.And what measure the RGC would take to counteract and maintain the stability?.
Please explain Mr PM or Phay Siphann?
Peasant
Hun Sen doesn't want it, because it involved him his friends and King. Most of all, everyone must know by now who had provided direct leadership to the Khmer Rouge. So If the UN chooses to listen to him then forget about the justice. Just let him have it.
1993 AL OVER AGAIN, UN MOTHERFUCKER!!!!
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