Wednesday, June 15, 2011

BACKSTORY: Khmer Rouge Tribunal

June 15, 2011
ABC Radio Australia

Today we're looking at the Khmer Rouge Tribunal, or as it's formerly known the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia. And true to it's name, the court is proving extraordinary indeed.

This is the trial of the most senior and most responsible members of the Khmer Rouge, the ultra communist regime that controlled Cambodia between 1975 and 1979.

Under this regime at least 1.7 million people died from execution, torture, forced labour and starvation.

The tribunal was set up with UN backing in a mixed format, with Cambodian judges and international judges.

That mix of foreign and international staff has been one of the defining features of the tribunal.

There've been disagreements about how far to go with prosecutions and what one insider described as a "toxic atmosphere of mutual mistrust" between various factions of the court.

Presenter: Liam Cochrane
Speaker: Helen Jarvis, former chief of Public Affairs and the Victim Support Section at the ECCC, now working as an advisor to the Cambodian Council of Ministers; Clair Duffy, Khmer Rouge Trial Monitor on behalf of the Open Society Justice Initiative; Lars Olsen, the Legal Communications Officer for the tribunal

5 comments:

Anonymous said...

Mr Sam Rainsy, Why don't sue PM Hun Sen as you promise to us Cambodian people and your true supporters?

Are you tried to bargain with PM Hun Sen again like 2005 lawsuit at America??? Why?? Why??

We want to see Mr Sam Rainsy act as he said to sue PM Hun Sen in every democracy Countries court of justice around the world.

We want the results as transparency, from your progress in suing PM Hun Sen in every court of justices!!!

We are Cambodian people afraid that you are just using the lawsuit to scare PM Hun Sen than when PM Hun Sen gives you (Mr Sam Rainsy) green light. You again, hang your Lawsuit like 2005.

Mr Sam Rainsy, You must do as you said, otherwise you the same as Mr Kim Soka.

Mr Sam Rainsy, where are your law suit VS Hun SEn in America Court of justice? We want to see and hear the stories transparency because we afraid that you are just try to bargain with Hun Sen like 2005 again.

We Cambodian people as well as your supporters are waiting to see your real action in suing PM Hun Sen (In America Court of justice, all countries’ court of justice in Europe, Japan Court of justice, Australia Court of justice, New Zealand court of justice, Canada court of Justice, UN court of justice, World Human Right court of justice, NATO court of justice…) as you Mr Sam Rainsy said.

Mr Sam Rainsy must do as you said OK. Don’t you dare to bargain with PM Hun Sen like 2005 again?

May be you can’t be Prime Minister of Cambodia because of unfair election as 5-6 million Vietnamese votes for Hun Sen and Hun Sen add up his cheating skill in election but you can be a great Khmer Hero by suing PM Hun Sen about the facts that he has done to Cambodia and Cambodian people so far.

Can’t be Prime Miniter due unfair election all the times but Mr Sam Rainsy can gives a great stain to PM Hun Sen and CPP Vietnam slave about their crimes against Cambodian people since 1970 until today.

Anonymous said...

4:34 PM
later he will sue, step by step... កុំ
មាត់នៅឲ្យស្ងៀម កុំអន្ទះសារពេក​ ទុកឲ្យមេដោះ
ស្រាយ ទុកមាត់ស៊ីអាចម៏ទៅ។

Anonymous said...

Mr Sam Rainsy, Why don't you sue PM Hun Sen as you promise to us Cambodian people and your true supporters?

Are you tried to bargain with PM Hun Sen again like 2005 lawsuit at America??? Why?? Why??

We want to see Mr Sam Rainsy act as he said to sue PM Hun Sen in every democracy Countries court of justice around the world.

We want the results as transparency, from your progress in suing PM Hun Sen in every court of justices!!!

We are Cambodian people afraid that you are just using the lawsuit to scare PM Hun Sen than when PM Hun Sen gives you (Mr Sam Rainsy) green light. You again, hang your Lawsuit like 2005.

Mr Sam Rainsy, You must do as you said, otherwise you the same as Mr Kim Soka.

Mr Sam Rainsy, where are your law suit VS Hun SEn in America Court of justice? We want to see and hear the stories transparency because we afraid that you are just try to bargain with Hun Sen like 2005 again.

We Cambodian people as well as your supporters are waiting to see your real action in suing PM Hun Sen (In America Court of justice, all countries’ court of justice in Europe, Japan Court of justice, Australia Court of justice, New Zealand court of justice, Canada court of Justice, UN court of justice, World Human Right court of justice, NATO court of justice…) as you Mr Sam Rainsy said.

Mr Sam Rainsy must do as you said OK. Don’t you dare to bargain with PM Hun Sen like 2005 again?

May be you can’t be Prime Minister of Cambodia because of unfair election as 5-6 million Vietnamese votes for Hun Sen and Hun Sen add up his cheating skill in every election but you can be a great Khmer Hero by suing PM Hun Sen about the facts that he has done to Cambodia and Cambodian people so far.

You Can’t be Prime Miniter due unfair election all the times but Mr Sam Rainsy, you can gives a great stain to PM Hun Sen and CPP Vietnam slave about their crimes against Cambodian people since 1970 until today.

Anonymous said...

Fucken King, he is a slave of vietnam'slave. He sells out all Cambodian people life as chicken or pigs. He is only care about his king size condom lifesyle. He is not difference from Prince Ranaridth PhD of Law from France that betray all his supporters that died for his sake. Prince Ranaridth is a prince of lie and betray in the world history pages.

Unlike King or queen of England that they are not even afraid of Germany Hitler bombs. The queen was stay with her people during World War 2. The queen dare to died to protect her nation spirit and people believe. All England princes and princess are willing to sacrify their life for their country and people.

What is the king of Cambodia has done so far ? The Ex king was revenge without caring of how many khmer people died and he joined KHMER Rough and provoke khmer to believe in him. After, 3 millions of Cambodian people have died of his course. He started blame games, shift blame games, He is the the king and the leader who has no responsible for his action. He arn't khmer young generation role model in leadership at all.

Anonymous said...

7:40 PM
later he will sue, step by step... កុំ
មាត់នៅឲ្យស្ងៀម កុំអន្ទះសារពេក​ ទុកឲ្យមេដោះ
ស្រាយ ទុកមាត់ស៊ីអាចម៏ទៅ។