Publication : Press Release

Siegfried Blunk, the International Co-Investigating Judge at the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia (ECCC), resigned citing statements by the Cambodian government that could be perceived as attempted interference with the work of the court. The Co-investigating judge should be congratulated for speaking out on a long standing issue; that of the interference of the Cambodian government with the ECCC. The integrity of the ECCC and its usefulness to the public lies entirely with it independence.

Information Source : CAMBODIA: After the Resignation of the Co-Investigating Judge the Issue of Judicial Independence Needs to be Addressed

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