Publication : Press Release

Civil society is deeply saddened to hear that the Government now claims it cannot contribute its $13.3 million share to the Khmer Rouge Tribunal (KRT) three-year budget. It declares that it can only give $1.5 million leaving a short fall of $ 11.8 million. It is interesting to note that the $ 4.4 million per year required from the Government to run the KRT amounts to only 0.5% of the Annual National budget of $ 792 million. This seems like a ridiculously small price to pay for the possible achievement fo justice and reconciliation for victims of the Khmer Rouge regime and for Cambodia as a whole.

Information Source : Civil Society Calls on Government to Fulfill its Agreement with UN and Contribute to Khmer Rouge Tribunal

• CHRAC