PHNOM PENH, Cambodia, March 26 (UPI) -- A former top official of Cambodia's Khmer Rouge is physically and mentally fit to stand trial for crimes against humanity, two medical experts have testified.
The experts, from New Zealand and Britain, said they had not found any decline in the overall health of 86-year-lld Nuon Chea, the Phnom Penh Post reported Tuesday.
Chea, also known as "Brother Number 2," was second-in-command to Pol Pot, the leader of the Cambodian Communist party between 1975 and 1979.
During that period, tens of thousands died from execution, starvation or disease. The number of Cambodians who died from execution alone has been estimated at between 1.4 million and 3.4 million.
In a hearing at the Khmer Rouge tribunal, John Campbell, a professor of geriatrics in New Zealand, described Chea as a "frail and elderly man" who "spends most of the day lying on his bed."
He said Chea could improve his health with exercise and recommended the defendant leave his cell to travel to court in enough time to recover from the trip.
Dr. Seena Fazel, a forensic psychiatrist from the University of Oxford, said Chea had scored a 28 out of 30 on a test of cognitive ability. A score of 23 or below would have indicated some mental impairment.
After interviewing Chea, Fazel described the mental health and cognitive functions of the former political leader as 'good."
4 comments:
EVIL FACE!
if under the Khmer Rouge regime 1.5 million Khmer died, then how many millions of Khmer were killed when the Country was heavily bombed by the American B52 of 2 million tons of carpet bombings inside of Cambodia alone?
Americans cannot hide the truth anymore. The Americans helped the Vietnamese invaded Cambodia. If the Americans really cared about justice, the Americans needs to stop spreading lies, and also investigate the 10 years occupation after the Vietnamese Invasion which also lead to another genocide called the K5 Planning.
So the question is, why did the Vietnamese install Pol Pot and the Khmer Rouge Regime and for what purpose?
How many millions of Khmer were secretly killed by the Vietnamese before they invaded Cambodia?
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It a great news and hopefully a big move for Khmer Rouge Trial ,
I am still alive after having been through their Khmer Rouge Genocidal Regime .
Our Red King Father SIHANOUK , POL POT , IENG SRAY, TA MOK all long gone
Hoping SAMAK MITH NUON CHEA and KHIEU SAMPHAN will point their bo=loody fingers at the late Red King Ftaher SIHANOUK , POL POT and IENG SARY during their iron rules 1975-1979.
I wish this great article will be seen as well by our Khmer From Stockton, Khmer Yeurng and Ex Khmer Rouge Soldier .
Kind Regards
A Survivor of our Own Khmer Killing Fields
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