Kong Sothanarith, VOA Khmer
Phnom Penh
“...must be allowed to function free from external interference by the royal government, by the UN, donors states and by civil society.” (sic!)
The office UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon sought to ease increasing tensions within the Khmer Rouge tribunal on Wednesday, rejecting media reports that a controversial third case will be dropped.
The UN-backed court’s investigating judges have come under fire in recent weeks after they made a preliminary conclusion to Case 003, for two unnamed Khmer Rouge suspects.
Ban said through a spokesman on Wednesday that the conclusion had only been a procedural step and was not a signal the case—which Prime Minister Hun Sen strongly opposes—would be ignored.
However, the investigating judges have already seen a staff exodus, and their office was called “toxic” by a leading consultant for investigation, especially after they failed to interview the two chief suspects in the case.
“The co-investigating judges must ultimately issue a closing order in case 003 which, in relation to each suspect, either sends him or her to trial, or dismissed the case against him or her,” according to Ban’s statement.
Claire Duffy, a court monitor for the independent Open Society Justice Initiative, said while the statement was “technically” true, it was also a defense of the UN’s court operations.
“If you have just kept up to date with all the developments that have been happening, it’s clear that the judges intend to dismiss the case,” she said.
The judges “haven’t even interviewed” the suspects or assigned them counsel, she said, making indictments very unlikely.
Ban’s statement said the jurists for the tribunal “must be allowed to function free from external interference by the royal government, by the UN, donors states and by civil society.”
8 comments:
*He is an ASIAN guy.His knew well about Khmer Leader Acts....like Hun sen.Later on his will put the CHAIN to Hun sne neck soon.[SOLF ANTI HARD].
KAN DOURY MAI WEARR
*KOREA People are the same Chinese.They Have a lot Bad and Tactic games set Up Plans to destroy UGLY Guys.
SOLF ANTI HARD
*KOREA People are the same Chinese.They Have a lot Bad and Tactic games set Up Plans to destroy UGLY Guys.
SOLF ANTI HARD
អាឆ្កែកូរ៉េ និងឆ្កែចិន គឺវាដូចតែគ្នាទេ
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 or negotiate 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.
If 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.
Please don't try to remove the comment above 9:24 AM again. We khmer people are waiting to see the real action not words!
9:24 AM
អញប្រាប់ហើយថា ទុកឲ្យមេដោះស្រាយ
កុំអន្ទះសារពេក សន្សឹមៗ កុំមាត់ទុកមាត់ស៊ីអាចម៏។
Mr Sam Rainsy! Can you get back Koh Tral sea lands of over 30 000Km2 back from Vietnam that PM Hun Sen gives to Vietnam treties from 1979 to 1986.
Please demonstrate that You (Mr sam rainsy ) can get our lands sea koh back from Vietnam.
Can KI media demonstrate that over 30 000km2 that PM Hun Sen gives to Vietnam, we khmer can get them back.
Please KI media as well as Mr Sam Rainsy enlighten us khmer
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