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| Former Khmer Rouge leaders Khieu Samphan, left, and Nuon Chea, right, look on during the funeral for Khieu Ponnary, the first wife of Khmer Rouge leader Pol Pot, in 2003. (Photo: AP) |
Washington, DC Friday, 21 January 2011
" ...any detention beyond Jan. 15 is unlawful."
Defense lawyers for Nuon Chea and Khieu Samphan have launched separate complaints to the Khmer Rouge tribunal, claiming their clients have been detained beyond legal limitations as they await trial.
The defense teams say continued detention of the two senior Khmer Rouge leaders is a breach of the internal rules of the UN-backed court.
Son Arun, a defense lawyer for Nuon Chea, the regime’s chief ideologue and “Brother No. 2,” said Internal Rule No. 68 requires a hearing within four months of the closing order by investigating judges.
That date, Jan. 15 in both cases, has passed, he said, making Nuon Chea’s continued detention “an abuse of him by the law.”
Nuon Chea and Khieu Samphan are to stand trial along with Ieng Sary, the former foreign minister of the regime, and Ieng Thirith, his wife, former social affairs minister. They are charged with atrocity crimes, including genocide, with a trial expected later this year.
Sar Savann, defense lawyer for Khieu Samphan, the nominal head of the regime, said any detention beyond Jan. 15 is unlawful. Khieu Samphan should immediately be released, he said.
Tribunal spokesman Reach Sambath confirmed that the court had received the complaints and would make a legal decision accordingly. Experts say the internal rules on the matter have some room for interpretation.
12 comments:
*Khmer rouge Leaders like Khiev sam Phan,Nourn chea...should does Everything for True and real Problem.The last chance of them are:
-VEE RAKK PHEAP CHONG KROYY
-NI YEAY KAR PEETH
-KOM KHLACH SLAPP
WHO IS THE REAL KILLER IN POL POT REGIME:WHO BLAME TO YOUR REGIME.???
-The consequences are:
-khiev sam Phon,Pol pot,Nourn chear, ieng sary are insane and make revolution for Revenge not for own khmer People.
-khmer people been destroyed by Pol pot regime cause from;
-Revenge 40%.
-viet-nam Hanoi Blames 40%.[set up to kills by Hanoi agents in Pol pot Armies Leaders].
-all you guys are insane 20%.
KHMER 1970
For the guy above go read first:
http://khmer-heroes.blogspot.com/
and
http://www.aworldtowin.org/back_issues/1999-25/PolPot_eng25.htm
Without them, viet already annexed Cambodia.
Free them as part of national reconciliation, justice and peace..
READ below:
"Based on this, we can never naively claim that US bombing led to the mass executions by the Khmer Rouge or refuted the regime's mass atrocities. But, to certain extent, the blanket bombing, which directly led to the destruction of livestock and agricultural land, could have definitely played a role in the mass starvation.
From new data released during the Clinton administration, Taylor Owen, a doctoral student at Oxford University, and Professor Kierman noted that 2,756,941 tons of bombs were dropped on Cambodia.
To put the figure into perspective, just over 2 million tons of bombs were dropped by the allies during all of World War II. The bombs dropped in Cambodia represented about 184 Hiroshima atomic bombs combined, making Cambodia the most bombed nation in the world. Based on the new data, Professor Kierman also stressed that the casualties might be much higher than his earlier predicted 150,000"
Source will be provided if need
http://khmer-heroes.blogspot.com
I read the above link and it was so interesting with so many twists like Chinese movies.
I know every things happened in Cambodia always involved with Viet Cong armies and their spies.
When the war started in 1970, there were Viet Congs every where where I lived.
The Lynching and killing of Lon Nol' s brother in Kpg Cham was instigated by Viet Cong spies.
The bombing that destroyed Chroy Jong va bridge was done by Viet cong not by Khmer rouge army.
On the evening of the bombing, there were two Yourn civilians who live at the base of the bridge were arguing, screaming, fighting and yelling at each other like crazy. No body knew what they were fighting about.
When mid night approached, they were still fighting and yelling at each other.
The Lon Nol' s soldiers who guarded the bridge, could not stand it any more. So, they went to investigate.
As soon as they left their post, another Viet Cong who were waiting close by, saw the opportunity and set of the blast to destroy the bridge. Those two who were fighting must be working as distraction.
kwhy ? Look!
“The map of US bombing targets released by Yale University's Cambodian Genocide Program shows that more than half of the country was affected by the indiscriminate bombings. Professor Ben Kiernan, director of the Program puts the causalities figure from bombing at 150,000 deaths, while Edward Herman, a professor of Wharton School, and Noam Chomsky put the toll at 600,000 using figures provided by a Finnish Commission of Inquiry."
"Taylor Owen, a doctorial student at Oxford University, and Professor Kiernan noted that 2, 756, 3000 tons of bombs were dropped on Cambodia."
Thai government who accomplished of killing Cambodians by allowing base 52 flew from Thai territory to drop bombs in Cambodia must bear responsibility of mass killing, too.
Khmer Rouge Tribunal must balance and makes fair judgment. Otherwise, there is no fair, and no justice for Cambodian people.
5:21 am
Read 10:48 am, 10:29 am and 10:28am
Do not give handle of the sword to the ennemies (viet).
Khiev Somphan is still considered a hero against Viet, Viet communist had plan and set up the killingfield.
" tuk min chrânenh , york chengh min khat" .
C'est l'ANGKAR LEUR des Khmers Rouges ont pratiqué pendant 4 ans sur notre population innocente.
résultat : 1.700.000 morts .
Mais pour quoi , on les juge ces assassins ! a leur époque , il n'y a pas de tribunal. On doit les pendre ces criminels.
SALOTH SAR ou POL POT + KHIEV SAMPHORN + IENG SARY+ NUON CHEA +...= ANGKAR LOEUR = criminels.
Ils n'ont pas rendu ni justice , ni motifs de l'assassinat de ma famille ,ni le massacre de mes 1 700 000 compatriotes cambodgiens , à leur époque 1975-1978 .
Il faut plus les juger.On perd du temps avec ces malades .
Il faut les pendre pour rendre justice aux victimes .
Khiev Samphan is still a good man I agree with you 11:33AM.
The truth are :
Not every single one of CPP is a killer.
Not every Khmer Viet Minh are killer.
Not very Khmer Rouge leaders are killer.
Not every in FUNCINPEC is bad.
Not every one in Sam Rainsy Party is good.
So there are good and bad persons
everh single regime running the country .
Another good example is looking at yuon CPP regime running the country there are good persons and bad persons.
Even Pol Pot himself to Khmer he was wrong but to yuon and Siam he was rihgt in term of Pol Pot fighting against yuon and Siam to protect Khmer border, Khmer sea.
All I want to share some view with our fellow Cambodian not to judge every leader, every regime is bad.
There are always good people in bad regime.
Khiev Samphan has no money ( dollars )in Cambodian and oversea bank.
He had many chances to corrupt but he never do so .
So Hu Nim, Hu Yun.
Even David Chandler agree that many Cambodian agree with David Chandler about this.
All I want to share some view with our fellow Cambodian not to judge every leader, every regime is bad.
There are always good people in bad regime.
About Pol Pot regime between 1975-1979.
1. Khieu Samphan.
2. Hu Nim.
3. Hu Yun.
4. Sihanouk they all are nominal leaders of Pol Pot regime .
Even personally I do not like Sihanouk but it is truth and the truth is a good part of our history.
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