By Huy Vannak
Radio Free Asia
Translated from Khmer by Soheata
The representative of the International judges for the ECCC told RFA on Wednesday afternoon that the obstacle to the functioning of the trial of the former Khmer Rouge leaders, has not been resolved yet.
Judge Marcel Lemonde declared that the obstacle involving the lack of agreement in the fees imposed on foreign defense lawyers, will lead to a delay in the vote for the approval of the tribunal Internal Rules, and will push it to the month of May instead.
Judge Marcel Lemonde said that he is aware of the discussion held between the Cambodian Bar Association (CBA) and Japanese diplomats on the fees for foreign defense lawyers, however he has not yet received any sign or official reply letter yet: “International judges already explained that they will review the plenary session which will be held at the end of April, and if the fees issue will be resolved then, the approval of the Internal Rules will occur immediately in May. I am aware of the CBA meeting on this issue, and we want to know its outcome.”
The latest dispute stems from the fee imposed on foreign defense lawyers amounting to $4,900 per year. This dispute led to an obstacle in the approval of the KR Tribunal Internal Rules, which is needed in the functioning of the tribunal.
International judges are holding onto their position by declaring that they will not be able to approve the Internal rules which date was fixed on 30 April if there is no official agreement on the fees for foreign lawyers.
Judge Marcel Lemonde declared that the obstacle involving the lack of agreement in the fees imposed on foreign defense lawyers, will lead to a delay in the vote for the approval of the tribunal Internal Rules, and will push it to the month of May instead.
Judge Marcel Lemonde said that he is aware of the discussion held between the Cambodian Bar Association (CBA) and Japanese diplomats on the fees for foreign defense lawyers, however he has not yet received any sign or official reply letter yet: “International judges already explained that they will review the plenary session which will be held at the end of April, and if the fees issue will be resolved then, the approval of the Internal Rules will occur immediately in May. I am aware of the CBA meeting on this issue, and we want to know its outcome.”
The latest dispute stems from the fee imposed on foreign defense lawyers amounting to $4,900 per year. This dispute led to an obstacle in the approval of the KR Tribunal Internal Rules, which is needed in the functioning of the tribunal.
International judges are holding onto their position by declaring that they will not be able to approve the Internal rules which date was fixed on 30 April if there is no official agreement on the fees for foreign lawyers.
3 comments:
Get rid of CPP's Ky Tech and the CPP itself if you want the KR tribunal moving forward.
That isn't going to do anything for
you. If the corrupted UN is serious
about the trial, it would have been
done long ago.
Dear KI-Media friends et al,
Let's do it by asking each and everyone of us, friends and families and relatives to write/email to our scholars, doctors, lawyers, intellectuals and the like to, in turn, write/email to SAM RAINGSY, KEM SOKHA, RANARITH, THOMICO and other political figures to please set their personal interest asides and join in with one another to form one single democratic party to vote HUN SEN and his regime out of power in the general election of 2008.
Let's do it on a grand scale as this is may be our last chance to save our homeland and little of what we have left during this more than a three decade long of HUN SEN pro-viet regime control of CAMBODIA. Let's see that it happens and disseminated it on every Khmer site on the internet. Below is my email to Dr. Lao Mong Hay. Please help by writing yours right now. Thank you so very much for helping save Cambodia and ourselves.
Very sincerely yours,
Crazy Glue
Dear Dr. LAO Mong Hay,
I am writing to implore your understanding to write/email to SAM RAINGSY, KEM SOKHA, RANARITH, THOMICO and other KHMER political figures alike to please set their personal interest asides to join in and form ONE SIGNLE DEMOCRATIC party to vote HUN SEN and his regime out of CAMBODIA in the general elction of 2008 since this may be the only chance Camdodia has for her existence.
Very respectfully yours,
Crazy Glue
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