The lawyer for the only female Khmer Rouge leader facing genocide charges in Cambodia’s U.N.-backed war crimes tribunal says her client has dementia and should not be put on trial. Defense attorney Diana Ellis on Thursday told the court in Phnom Penh that 79-year-old defendant Ieng Thirith has, in the lawyer’s words, “no ability to […]
Lawyer: Khmer Rouge Defendant Unfit for Trial
Posted October 20th, 2011 at 12:20 pm (UTC-5)
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Lawyer: Khmer Rouge Defendant Unfit for Trial
Posted October 20th, 2011 at 12:10 pm (UTC-5)
The lawyer for the only female Khmer Rouge leader facing genocide charges in Cambodia’s U.N.-backed war crimes tribunal says her client has dementia and should not be put on trial. Defense attorney Diana Ellis on Thursday told the court in Phnom Penh that 79-year-old defendant Ieng Thirith has, in the lawyer’s words, “no ability to […]
Lawyer: Khmer Rouge Defendant Unfit for Trial
Posted October 20th, 2011 at 10:55 am (UTC-5)
The lawyer for the only female Khmer Rouge leader facing genocide charges in Cambodia’s U.N.-backed war crimes tribunal says her client has dementia and should not be put on trial. Defense attorney Diana Ellis on Thursday told the court in Phnom Penh that 79-year-old defendant Ieng Thirith has, in the lawyer’s words, “no ability to […]
Lebanon Tribunal Considers Trying Hezbollah Members in Absentia
Posted October 17th, 2011 at 12:45 pm (UTC-5)
The Special Tribunal investigating the 2005 assassination of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri is deciding whether to try in absentia four Hezbollah members charged with slaying the murdered Lebanese leader. The tribunal, based in The Hague, made the announcement on Monday. The Lebanon-based Hezbollah militant group has denied any involvement in the slaying. The […]
Cambodian Judge Denies Failing to Thoroughly Investigate Khmer Rouge Cases
Posted October 12th, 2011 at 10:05 am (UTC-5)
A Cambodian judge on a U.N.-backed war crimes tribunal trying Khmer Rouge leaders is denying accusations that he failed to thoroughly investigate two cases submitted by prosecutors. In a statement released Wednesday, You Bunleng says he and a former German co-investigating judge performed witness interviews and crime-site visits while investigating cases 003 and 004. The […]
Rights Groups Demand Action to Safeguard Khmer Rouge Tribunal
Posted October 11th, 2011 at 8:05 am (UTC-5)
International human rights groups are calling for stronger action by the United Nations to prevent Cambodian government interference with the tribunal on Khmer Rouge war crimes. The Open Society Justice Initiative, which has been monitoring the Khmer Rouge trials, said Tuesday that a “crisis of confidence” has been created by this week’s announcement that a […]
Rights Groups Demand Action to Safeguard Khmer Rouge Tribunal
Posted October 11th, 2011 at 3:20 am (UTC-5)
International human rights groups are calling for stronger action by the United Nations to prevent Cambodian government interference with the tribunal on Khmer Rouge war crimes. The Open Society Justice Initiative, which has been monitoring the Khmer Rouge trials, said Tuesday that a “crisis of confidence” has been created by this week’s announcement that a […]
Judge Quits Khmer Rouge Tribunal, Citing Government Interference
Posted October 10th, 2011 at 2:05 pm (UTC-5)
An investigating judge on the United Nations-backed tribunal trying Khmer Rouge leaders in Cambodia has submitted his resignation, complaining of government interference. The tribunal issued a statement Monday saying international judge Siegfried Blunk quit Saturday because public statements by government officials had called into question the integrity of two ongoing investigations. Blunk – a German […]
Judge Quits Khmer Rouge Tribunal, Citing Government Interference
Posted October 10th, 2011 at 2:05 am (UTC-5)
An investigating judge on the tribunal trying Khmer Rouge leaders in Cambodia has submitted his resignation complaining of government interference. The tribunal issued a statement Monday saying international judge Siegfried Blunk tendered his resignation Saturday. It said he acted because public statements by government officials had called into question the integrity of two ongoing investigations. […]
Rights Group Demands Resignations of Khmer Rouge Panel Judges
Posted October 3rd, 2011 at 5:00 am (UTC-5)
A leading human rights group is calling for the resignation of the two investigating judges at the international tribunal investigating Khmer Rouge war crimes in Cambodia. New York-based Human Rights Watch issued a statement Monday saying the Cambodian people have no hope of seeing justice as long as judges Siegfried Blunk of Germany and Cambodia’s […]
