Court indicts four KRouge leaders for genocide

[cory777]

Source: AFP

PHNOM PENH (AFP) – Cambodia's UN-backed tribunal on Thursday indicted four former Khmer Rouge leaders for genocide, war crimes and crimes against humanity, including the regime's most senior surviving member.

The court has decided to "send forward these four accused for trial", judge You Bunleng said at a press conference, before listing a long series of charges against the former top regime members, including torture, murder and rape.

Nuon Chea, 84, who was known as "Brother Number Two" and served as deputy to Khmer Rouge founder Pol Pot, will face trial in 2011 alongside former foreign minister Ieng Sary, his wife and ex-social affairs minister Ieng Thirith and former head of state Khieu Samphan.

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[David__77]

1. Nuon Chea was pardoned by the State of Cambodia.

Cambodia has sold its sovereignty over these supranational trials. I am not saying that the pardon was right, but it was indeed the basis for the end of the internal war and the foundation of national reconciliation. Ta Mok is another matter.