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Phnom Penh - A judge at Cambodia's Khmer Rouge tribunal has reopened investigations into the court's controversial third case, after an earlier probe was deemed 'defective,' according to documents released Thursday.
The order signed by Swiss judge Laurent Kasper-Ansermet on December 2 ruled that 'the judicial investigation in case file 003 must resume.' It stated that a previous investigations had 'deprived suspects, victims and the prosecution of their rights.'
The decision made by the war crimes court's co-investigating judges to close Case 003 investigations without interviewing suspects or inspecting alleged crime sites drew widespread criticism in April.
At the time, international prosecutor Andrew Cayley appealed against the closure citing a litany of judicial failures.
Senior Cambodian officials have repeatedly said that Case 003, along with upcoming Case 004, will not be allowed to reach trial.
But despite the order to reopen the case, Kasper-Ansermet's authority is disputed.
In January, the United Nations accused Cambodia of breaching a 2003 agreement on Khmer Rouge prosecutions when the Phnom Penh judiciary decided not to approve UN-nominated Kasper-Ansermet as international co-investigating judge, following concerns over his use of Twitter.
The UN has stated that Kasper-Ansermet can carry out investigations regardless, but government spokesmen have said the judiciary had the power not to appoint him.
Kasper-Ansermet issued a statement Thursday stating that his Cambodian counterpart at the hybrid court had expressed opposition to 'proposed investigative acts' on the grounds that the Swiss national had no authority to act.
A subsequent memo from the court's pre-trial chamber president, Prak Kimsan, had also not recognized his qualification, said Kasper-Ansermet.
The Swiss judge said the move 'raises serious concerns about the lack of impartiality of Mr Prak Kimsan' and called for him to 'step down voluntarily from any proceedings' related to Cases 003 and 004.
A government spokesman said it would recognize an official decision by the court regarding Case 003, rather than that of a single judge.
7 comments:
I don't care about Khmer Rouge, I care about Ah YOUN/VIETNAMESE in Cambodia.
Once again, I never bother to read, I never bother to watch any video, I have never listen to any case about Khmer Rouge. All you should care is about Ah YOUN/VIETNAMESE in Cambodia and want to kill all of you and your families. Listen up! later on Khmer will be like Champa country.
11:41 PM and 11:45 PM, I admire your attention and suggestion. The Khmer Rouge issue is not our current threat but Yuon's occupation at the present time is. I also feel that the current government is under political pressures of the Yuon that is why it allows the Yuon's hegemony to continue without interruption.
Best of luck to all Khmer!
Khmer Son
we all must care about khmer rouge court ,that court can reveal who was behind the murder of khmer people in khmer rouge regime ,I truly believed that YUON was behind killing field .by set up their network of KR system .
Khmer/Cambodian folks, please to make sure that it is not NEW HIDDENT/SECRET YUON/VIET AGENTS THAT FORM NEW KHMER ROUGES AS YUON/VIET PROPAGANDA in the blind eyes of foreigners and Khmer people again.
It is has been a Yuon/Viet trick and secret among Khmer Society. There are many Yuon/Viet born in Cambodian/Srok Khmer speaking Khmer language and their Yuon language. They may causes the problem again in 21st century.
We,Khmer people, should know that Without Khmer Rouges like Pol Pot, Ieng Sari, Khiev Saphan, Noun Chea (who had done the big mistakes and wrong, but they admitted that they had said that they had done something wrong and told the truth in ECCC about Yuon/Viet) including other Khmer Rouges Compatriots who care about Khmer National because they repeatedly heard about the trick of Yuon/Viet playing too many games and tricks to encroach the land of Khmer to overcome and satisfy Hanoi/Ho Chi Minh goals as their plans. So far, Viet/Yuon master-minded evil leaders have not achieved their goals so far until today, but they still keep trying and keep trying to play the trick. Now, Khmer people, you see that Hun Sen is the one that Yuon/Viet Communist Master-Minded evil masters are using him (Hun Sen, their dog) until today. SEE???
Just watch out, Khmer/Cambodian people and don't be fooled.
Wake up, wake up, wake up!!! It is a wake-up call!!!
Khmer Yeurng!
ឃើញតែស្អប់យួន ស្អប់នេះ ស្អប់នោះ និយាយបានត្រឹមនិយាយ។ សួរថា បើដឹងថាយួនយកដី ហើយចុះហេតុអីមិនទៅតតាំងជាមួយយួនទៅ និយាយក្នុងនេះបានអាចម៍ក្តអី។ និយាយអោយខ្មែរ ភ្ញាក់ខ្លួនឡើង អ្នកដែលងាប់គឺខ្មែរអ្នកក្រីក្រ អ្នកល្ងង់ខ្លៅ អ្នកស្រែ មានអាខ្លះនៅបរទេសមានលុយចាយហឺហា ខំស្រែកអោយគេបះបោរ ចុះអាខ្លួនឯងម្តេចមិនទៅៗ ឬមួយខ្លាចងាប់ខ្លួនឯងទេដឹង។ និយាយឡើងអោយបះបោដូចនៅលីបី សួរថាពេលងាប់ គឺងាប់អ្នកណា? ពួកអាហ្អែងនៅបរទេសធ្វើអីបាន? តើពួកអាហ្អែងហ្នឹងហ៊ានពលីអីខ្លះ? មានអាមេបាតុកម្មខ្លះបានញុះញុងអោយពលរដ្ឋខ្មែរធ្វើបាតុកម្ម ស្លាប់អស់ជាច្រើននាក់ សួរថាអាមេញុះញុងនោះវាបានទទួលខុសត្រូវអីខ្លះ?
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