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| Comrade Ieng Thirith complaints about her illnesses, meanwhile her victims were dead long ago and they can no longer complain! |
Kong Sothanarith, VOA Khmer | Phnom Penh
“That evaluation will soon be completed, and if anyone is to be excused from the trial proceedings for medical reasons, this will be made public.”
Defense for the aging Khmer Rouge social affairs minister say they want her excused from trial at the UN-backed tribunal.
Now 69, she suffers from knee problems, poor eyesight and insomnia, according to her lawyers.
The court will determine whether or not she is fit to stand trial, a tribunal spokesman said. However, a source close to the case said it was possible she would be excused from the proceedings.
The old age of four defendants on trial for atrocity crimes is a major challenge for the court. Under the rules of the tribunal, the defendants are to be medically evaluated before standing trial.
“We requested her release on bail during provisional detention because of her health, and in the next step of the trial we jumped another step,” said Phat Pouv Seang, a defense lawyer for Ieng Thirith.
Lars Olsen, a spokesman for the tribunal, said “some of the defendants” in Case 002, which wrapped up a preliminary hearing last week, will have their health assessed.
“That evaluation will soon be completed, and if anyone is to be excused from the trial proceedings for medical reasons, this will be made public,” he said.
Ieng Thirith is charged with war crimes, crimes against humanity, genocide and other crimes, alongside her husband, Ieng Sary, the former foreign minister of the regime; Nuon Chea, its chief ideologue; and Khieu Samphan, the nominal head of the movement.
Clair Duffy, a court monitor for the Open Society Justice Initiative, said all except Khieu Samphan were having “extensive” medical checks ahead of a trial, which is slated to begin later this year.
4 comments:
She say that because she is afraid from coffin. But during the killing fields has she thought about the pain of killed Khmer people?
I learned from KR.
ទុកក៏មិនចំណេញ ដកចេញក៏មិនខាង។ sic
the witch!!!!!
Eang Thirith worked as a broadcaster in Hanoi,when Khmer had a civil war.
So,she was a Vietnam slave.
China and Vietnam were the main
supporters in Khmer civil war.
China wanted Cambodia to be her
subject;and Vietnam craved Khmer
to be it province.
Khmer Rouge served China and Khmer
Vietminh served Vietnam.
The Cambodia had two bosses in
Khmer civil war.
So,in my point of view,these two
were Khmer three million killers.
Eang Thirith served two masters.
She should tell the truth about
who killed Khmer people.
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