Publication : Report

This Briefing Note aims at summarizing developments in the long-awaited trial of former Khmer Rouge leaders Nuon Chea and Khieu Samphan (“Case 002”) at the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia (the “ECCC”). This Briefing Note will focus particularly on the decision of the Trial Chamber of the ECCC to split Case 002 into an undetermined number of sub-trials (the “Severance”) and will address the way it impacts the progress of the Khmer Rouge trials and, more generally, the achievement of justice and national reconciliation in the Kingdom of Cambodia (“Cambodia”).

Information Source : CCHR Briefing Note - Severance of Proceedings in Case 002 at the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia - October 2013 (ENG)