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Ex-Khmer Rouge minister facing war crimes trial dies
Ou Virak of the Cambodian Center for Human Rights, said his death was "a wake-up call... that these cases need to be expedited urgently so that justice can be served."
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Two Khmer Krom Men Charges by Court
The Phnom Penh Municipal Court yesterday charged two ethnic Khmer Krom men with monbilizing an illegal armed force with the intention of staging government, police said.
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Defense Teams Urge Resolution to Tribunal Walkout
PHNOM PENH - Defense lawyers at the Khmer Rouge tribunal say they want a resolution brought to the boycott of interpreters and translators at the UN-backed court. In a statement issued Wednesday, defense lawyers for three former regime leaders said the work of the translators “enables us to defend our clients.”
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Khmer Rouge Founder Ieng Sary Dies
Ieng Sary, the ailing co-founder of the brutal Khmer Rouge movement standing trial for genocide and war crimes, died on Thursday, a U.N. tribunal hearing the case said, underscoring the need for a speedy hearing of similar charges against two other elderly defendants. The 87-year-old foreign minister in the Khmer Rouge's reign of terror from 1975 to 1979 has been hospitalized several times since being detained more than five years ago by the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia (ECCC) tasked with seeking justice for crimes committed during that era. "Mr. Ieng died at the Khmer Soviet Friendship Hospital this morning after having been hospitalized since 4 March 2013," an ECCC statement said. It said that he died just before an assessment was to have been made of his fitness to stand trial by local and international medical experts scheduled for later this month.
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Health Situation ‘Bleak’ for War Crimes Suspect Ieng Sary
The health of former Khmer Rouge Froeign Minister Ieng Sary has deteriorated and he is unlikely to appear again in court, his international defense lawyer, Michael Karnavas, claimed yesterday.
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Ieng Sary’s Death Adds Pressure for ECCC to Find Justice
The death of prominent Khmer Rouge figure, Ieng Sary, has added further pressure to the UN-backed Cambodian war crimes tribunal to find justice for long-suffering Cambodians, with just two living defendants who have been charged with crimes against humanity. Ieng Sary, the former foreign minister, died early Thursday after being hospitalized March 4, leaving behind Khieu Samphan, the former head of state of Democratic Kampuchea, and Nuon Chea, described as Pol Pot’s visionary, as the last living senior figures blamed for the deaths of about 2 million people during their brutal reign. “Ieng Sary’s death is upsetting for me both as a victim of the regime and as a human rights activist, although it should come as no surprise given his age and ailing health,” said Ou Virak, President of the Cambodian Center for Human Rights. “Given the fact that the other two defendants are also in their 80s, it should act as a wake-up call to all concerned – the Cambodian government, the UN, the international donors and the Tribunal itself – that these cases need to be expedited urgently so that justice can be served,” he said.
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With Beehive Station Owner Jailed, a School Goes Unbuilt
KAMPONG CHAM - The parents of some 300 students in Kampong Cham province are calling for the release of jailed Beehive Radio owner Mam Sonando, who had been raising funds to build a school in their village before his arrest in July. Mam Sonando, 71, owns Beehive Radio, which broadcasts Voice of America programming, and is the head of a civic group called the Association of Democrats. He is widely considered innocent of charges related to fomenting a secessionist movement in Kratie province last year, charges that rights groups say came only after he publicly criticized Prime Minister Hun Sen.
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Sok An Visited Scout in Mondolkiri as Locals Protest
Deputy Prime Minister Sok An visited Mondolkiri province on Tuesday morning for a Cambodian Scouts gathering that drew thousands of young enthusiasts, while about 100 residents from Sen Monorom City protesters outside the scouts meeting seeking a reduction in the price of electricity.
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Woman Robbed, Gang- Raped in Phnom Penh
A 24 year-old woman was robbed and gang raped yesterday morning in Phnom Penh’s Sen Sok district after being followed back to her home from a local market by two assailants, police said. Seng Chan, a deputy villager’s chief in Toek Thla commune, said the victim was raped at knife-point of her jewelry at about 10 a.m then tied up and raped by her two attackers who followed her into her home. Teok Thla commune deputy police chief Sok Chhorn said officers are hunting for the two men, though they do not have any leads yet.
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Free tomorrow, but exposed to threat from suspended sentence
He told Reporters Without Borders today: “There is procedural error because the judge changed the charges and I will appeal to a higher court. The defence has the right to a fair trial and this new charge has nothing to do with the reasons for today’s proceedings.” Ou Virak, the head of the Cambodian Centre for Human rights, told Reporters Without Borders he thought the outcome was a “good compromise.” But, he added, “much remains to be done before the law is respected in Cambodia.” Speaking to the media outside the court, Dinn Phannara, Sonando’s wife, said she was pleased with the outcome. “I am happy,” she said.
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Hun Sen: Prince not involved with Politics
PHNOM PENH (The Cambodia Herald) -- Hun Sen announced Thursday he didn't believe the rumor circulating that Prince Norodom Ranariddh had joined opposition party. The Prince wouldn't join because he had recently appealed to his relatives to quit politics. It would betray the late King Father, Norodom Sihanouk, if he was to involve himself with politics again, Hun Sen added. He had already contacted Prince Ranariddh through Soy Sopheap about the rumor, and he stated that the prince would not join the National Rescue Party. Norodom Ranariddh Party spokesman, Pen Sangha, "strongly rejected any news saying that the prince aimed to join the opposition because he had officially announced his resignation from politics."
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Tribunal Clerk Ordered to Surrender Documents
The Khmer Rouge tribunal’s highest court clerk from a lower chamber of withholding key documents outlining appeal made by Khmer Rouge defendants Ieng Sary, Nuon Chea and Khieu Samphan.
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Civil Party Lawyers Back Unpaid KRT Strikers
International lead civil party lawyer Elisabeth Simonneau-Fort yesterday declared her support for a small group of national staff at the Khmer Rouge tribunal who have been on strike since March 4 over unpaid wages and a lack of employment contracts.
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Relatives gather as Ieng Sary on death bed
PHNOM PENH (The Cambodia Herald) -- Relatives of Ieng Sary, 87, gather at Cambodian-Soviet Friendship hospital to wish him well as he lay on his death bed, Pailin deputy governor Ieng Vuth said Wednesday. "He's in critical condition and it doesn't look good," the son of Ieng Sary said on an interview over the phone. Defense lawyer, Ang Udom, also said today Ieng Sary was in critical condition, and at the last stages of his life. On March 4th, he was sent to receive treatment at the Cambodian-Soviet Friendship Hospital because his condition was getting worse, he hasn't eaten since then. Doctors said that Ieng Sary may die today or within the next few days and were unable to comment any further.
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Residents clash with police over land promises
PHNOM PENH (The Cambodia Herald) -- Residents from the property development site at Boeung Kok clashed with police Wednesday, while trying to enter Prime Minister Hun Sen’s home to ask for help. Around 200 police officers were used to subdue the people, most of which were women.
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Lawyers back strike at Cambodia war crimes court
PHNOM PENH (AFP) -- Lawyers at Cambodia's UN-backed court on Tuesday endorsed a strike by local staff over unpaid wages that has paralysed the trial of three elderly former Khmer Rouge leaders for over a week. About 20 Cambodian translators and interpreters walked out on March 4, refusing to return until they receive salaries that have gone unpaid by the cash-strapped court for the past three months.
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Six Cambodians Injured in Capital Land Clash
At least six people were seriously injured Wednesday in clashes between about 100 villagers demanding land compensation and 300 security personnel in front of the home of Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen, activists said. According to villager representative Tep Vanny, the evictees from Phnom Penh’s Boeung Kak lake community had earlier protested in front of the Ministry of Justice over the dispute and called for the release of a jailed fellow activist. “No officials from the ministry came out to meet the villagers, so they decided to go to Hun Sen’s house,” Tep Vanny told RFA’s Khmer Service.
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International Aid - It's the Wrong Frame
While working for the Cambodian Center of Human Rights, I saw at first hand the powerful stories that international aid creates, via empowering communities, whose land was being taken from them with little or no compensation. I saw the brave community members defending their constitutional rights despite widespread intimidation from officials. They were refused food aid by local authorities or threatened by police brandishing AK-47s bursting in to stop them being informed on how to avail themselves of their legal rights.
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Government Lashes International Over Sonando Case
After firing a broad salvo last week at unnamed NGOs for denouncing the jailing of radio station owner Mam Sonando , the Council of Ministers took special aim at Amnesty International yesterday, accusing the organization’s local representative of “demonizing” the government.
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Unfair Election Process Discouraging to Many Voters, Rights Advocate Says
WASHINGTON DC - As the July election approaches, the opposition faces a biased election body and a ruling party with far superior financial resources and access to the media, making the contest unfair, a leading rights advocate says. Ou Virak, head of the Cambodian Center for Human Rights, told “Hello VOA” last week that the newly formed opposition Cambodia National Rescue Party should be given a fair chance at the elections as it goes up against the ruling Cambodian People’s Party of Prime Minister Hun Sen.
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