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Government warns the ECCC about bringing King-Father to trial
31 August 2007
By Phan Sophan Radio Free Asia
Translated from Khmer by Socheata
A Cambodian government official today warned that Cambodia will kick out the KR Tribunal (KRT) if it brings the Hero-King Norodom Sihanouk to trial.
Khieu Kanharith, spokesman for the government, issued this statement after a KRT official said that the KRT co-judges or co-prosecutors could invite the former monarch to act as witness.
Khieu Kanharith indicated: “There is no such order! And there must not be any humiliation (inflicted) on the symbol of Cambodia either. If they dare set such order, we agree to kick this tribunal out.”
Regarding this issue, on Thursday 30 August, the Hero-King published a letter posted on his website, inviting foreign KRT officials for a meeting so he can reveal to them all the events which took place under the KR regime.
The invitation of the former monarch was made after a newspaper (The Cambodia Daily) quoted Peter Foster, the spokesman of the KRT, as saying that the co-judges and co-prosecutors of the KRT could invite the former monarch to act as a witness, but that whether, the Hero-King will come or not is another issue altogether.
Peter Foster made this comment after some overseas Cambodians asked the National Assembly to remove the immunity of the former monarch so that he can provide clarification on the accusations made that he used to be a leader of the Democratic Kampuchea regime which is accused of killing almost 2 million Cambodians.
Peter Foster. The KRT public affair officer, told RFA on Friday afternoon: “I know that he (Sihanouk) published his letter on his website. However, the ECCC did not officially receive a copy from him yet up to now.”
In his letter issued Thursday, the Hero-King indicated that he will invite Peter Foster and UN officials for a 3-hour meeting on 08 September, at the Royal Palace, and the event will be filmed to show the clarifications that the Hero-King agree to make. He indicated also that after this meeting, he has no need to go to the tribunal to provide further clarifications.
At the end of his letter, the Hero-King said if the UN officials accept the invitation, but they do not agree on the meeting date set on 08 September, he will not accept to see, nor talk to, nor correspond with the ECCC’s UN anymore.
Khieu Kanharith, spokesman for the government, issued this statement after a KRT official said that the KRT co-judges or co-prosecutors could invite the former monarch to act as witness.
Khieu Kanharith indicated: “There is no such order! And there must not be any humiliation (inflicted) on the symbol of Cambodia either. If they dare set such order, we agree to kick this tribunal out.”
Regarding this issue, on Thursday 30 August, the Hero-King published a letter posted on his website, inviting foreign KRT officials for a meeting so he can reveal to them all the events which took place under the KR regime.
The invitation of the former monarch was made after a newspaper (The Cambodia Daily) quoted Peter Foster, the spokesman of the KRT, as saying that the co-judges and co-prosecutors of the KRT could invite the former monarch to act as a witness, but that whether, the Hero-King will come or not is another issue altogether.
Peter Foster made this comment after some overseas Cambodians asked the National Assembly to remove the immunity of the former monarch so that he can provide clarification on the accusations made that he used to be a leader of the Democratic Kampuchea regime which is accused of killing almost 2 million Cambodians.
Peter Foster. The KRT public affair officer, told RFA on Friday afternoon: “I know that he (Sihanouk) published his letter on his website. However, the ECCC did not officially receive a copy from him yet up to now.”
In his letter issued Thursday, the Hero-King indicated that he will invite Peter Foster and UN officials for a 3-hour meeting on 08 September, at the Royal Palace, and the event will be filmed to show the clarifications that the Hero-King agree to make. He indicated also that after this meeting, he has no need to go to the tribunal to provide further clarifications.
At the end of his letter, the Hero-King said if the UN officials accept the invitation, but they do not agree on the meeting date set on 08 September, he will not accept to see, nor talk to, nor correspond with the ECCC’s UN anymore.
