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Phnom Penh - A public war of words between two judges at the Khmer Rouge tribunal intensified Friday as a Cambodian jurist fired back at his international counterpart.
You Bunleng, co-investigating judge at the UN-backed war crimes court, issued a statement accusing Laurent Kasper-Ansermet of having 'ill intentions' and showing 'obstinacy and disrespect' for the court's rules.
Kasper-Ansermet issued a statement of his own Thursday that said You Bunleng had opposed 'proposed investigative acts' in the court's upcoming cases. Senior Cambodian officials have repeatedly said the tribunal's third and fourth cases would not be allowed to reach trial. 'The issuance of such a public statement by Mr Ansermet furthers the doubt of the national co-investigating judge regarding Mr Ansermet's professionalism - is he a judge or a press officer?' You Bunleng asked.
The Cambodian judge added that he had never discussed any 'procedural acts' with Kasper-Ansermet, whose authority at the court is disputed.
You Bunleng does not recognize Kasper-Ansermet as the court's international co-investigating judge and on Friday called the position 'vacant.'
In January, Cambodia's judiciary decided not to approve UN-nominated Kasper-Ansermet to the position after concerns over his use of Twitter. The United Nations said it believes the decision breached a 2003 agreement on Khmer Rouge prosecutions and has said Kasper-Ansermet can carry out investigations regardless.
The pair previously exchanged tit-for-tat statements in January.
5 comments:
You Buleng is a Yuon disguise, not serving the victims and survivors of Khmer Rouges. Yuon is a Yuon born in Cambodia, speaking Khmer.
You Buleng is very dangerous to innocent Khmer people and survivors of Killing Fields.
Killing Fields was originally and initially created by Hanoi master-minded evils while Pol Pot was toppled by hidden face-Yuon secret agents during Killing Fields.
Laurent Kasper-Ansermet is a very good man who fights for the justice for all Khmer victims, survivors and Khmer people today. We supports Mr. Laurent Kasper-Ansermet who is the best UN choice.
You Bunleng is an enemy of Khmer people who serves his own Yuon/Vietnamese master-minded evils and Hun Sen.
Khmer people, please make noise and get rid of You Bunleng who is a Yuon born in Cambodia.
Khmer Yeurng!
If ECCC fails to find true justice for the victims of the Cambodian Killing Fields, then the ICC and ICJ must take over the tasks from ECCC and continue until the job is done fully.
What is the rolls and responsibilities of You Bunleng? Has You Bunleng accused Hun Sen for interfering with the Tribunal's works? You Bunleng would be accountable for his improper actions as an investigation judge.
The Khmer Rouge Organization (Angkar-leu អង្គការលើ) baptized (Duch) instead of real names (Kaing Kek Ev) is not the revolutionary name as is commonly believed but rather to hide the truth.
The Khmer Rouge Organization (Angkar-leuអង្គការលើ) amplified, and broadcast advertising, the false name (Duch) as the scapegoat to launder their crime against humanity.
The false name (Duch) is copied and repeated Non- Stop by the global media to continue deceive the world and also to attack and dishonor real name famous (Duch) such that (Duch Sidim; Duch Kimhak; Sok Duch) and (Duch Som) grandfather's Ms.Theary Seng etc.
Paris V.February11,2012
Why does You Bunleng oppose the 3rd a 4th cases to happen? This tells me immediately that You Bunleng is corrupt and working behind the order of current Cambodian government.
Court must do whatever needed to get more evidences more witnesses. So why You Bunleng opposed investigations?
Personally, as a Cambodian myself, I would not allow any Cambodian citizen to be a judge In the KR trial because there are too many corruptions behind the back dooor , too many local politics and Vietnam's politics involved, and it also puts these Cambodian judges at risk. You know that Hun Sen would do anything behind the scene to satisfy his ways. UN court must remove You Bunleng and all Cambodian Judges and maybe use them to do investigation in stead of Judges.
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