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| This combo shows file photos of the four top surviving leaders of the Khmer Rouge regime from left to right: Nuon Chea, the group's ideologist; former Foreign Minister Ieng Sary; and his wife Ieng Thirith, ex-minister for social affairs and former head of state and public face of the regime, Khieu Samphan, ( File Photo: AFP) |
Tuesday, 08 November 2011
Sok Khemara, VOA Khmer | Washington, DC
“There is documentary evidence that links them with the crimes on the ground, including publications of the Khmer Rouge, and including other documentary evidence.”
Andrew Cayley, the international prosecutor for the UN-backed Khmer Rouge tribunal, says he is confident ample evidence exists to prosecute four former regime leaders when their case goes to trial later this month.
Cayley spoke to VOA Khmer after a talk he gave at Rutgers University on Oct. 26, while the tribunal prepares for the trial of leaders Nuon Chea, Khieu Samphan, Ieng Sary and Ieng Thirith for atrocity crimes.
“I think that the case is a very strong one against these individuals because of the size and scope of the crimes that were committed,” Cayley said. “There is documentary evidence that links them with the crimes on the ground, including publications of the Khmer Rouge, and including other documentary evidence.”
The prosecution has the “burden of proof,” he said, “but I have every confidence we will prove our case at trial.”
The upcoming trial, known in the court as Case 002, will be the tribunal’s largest, most complicated to date. The suspects are charged with war crimes, crimes against humanity, genocide and other crimes related to one of the 20th Century’s worst atrocities.
Lawyers for Ieng Thirith, the former social affairs minister for the regime, say they are not yet considering the burden of proof question, because they are awaiting a decision by the court on her mental fitness to stand trial.
Another defense lawyer in Case 002, who requested anonymity, said the evidence does not form a link between the facts and the crimes.
Hong Kim Suon, a lawyer for civil parties, said the case against the four was strong, including, “evidence, witnesses, documents, audio, images, and historians that have researched the case.”
“I think it’s enough to go beyond reasonable doubt,” he said.
6 comments:
ឱ ! ឥស្សរជនដ៏ឆ្នើម អើយ.....
ហេតុអ្វីបានជាអ្នកទាំងអស់គ្នាចាញ់អាក្មេងវត្ដ
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Echantillon du crime
Judging Khmer rouge without judging yuon hanoi is just a CRIME because youn hanoi are mastermind of Khmer rouge and the killing field. Yuon hanoi are the real murderers. Letting yuon hanoi get out of the crimes committed against Khmer is another crime against humanity and the DENY of justice for the victims of yuons’s atrocity and crimes. Internal community must STOP TO BE ACCOMPLICE of hanoi crimes by deny yuon Hanoi crimes and atrocities against Khmer and other weak and innocent people in SEA.
these are the four stupid KR regime's architects! they all are in their 80s now, so hurry up before time catches up with them!
To find justice for the victim of genocide between 1975-1979 we need an independent court to do their jobs.
So first things first :
1. Does this ECCC independent?
2. why it is not independent?
3. Why Hun Sen and CPP keep interfering this ECCC?
4. The real and sole reason behind Hun Sen and CPP keep interfering this court so ECCC cannot go on full and open public hearing of Case 002?
5. Why Hun Sen and CPP do not want to see and hear the Case 002 go on full and open hearing?
6. Because Hun Sen and Hanoi have been afraid of Case 002 speaking out.
So the main duties of this ECCC are:
1. Arrested.
2. Detained.
3. No full and open public hearing. of Case 002.
4. Declair lives sentences of every single one in Case 002.
5. Declair justice has done and close ECCC.
This is Hanoi-US ECCC in Cambodia.
Note: US has been behind UN in this ECCC in Cambodia.
many khmer people died under these four satans' rule. i hate them forever! they all can go to hell as far as i'm concerned, you know!
arak satan evilness these four were! god will punish them for destroying cambodia and hurting khmer people under their rule.
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