Original report from Phnom Penh
24 December 2009
Judges for the Khmer Rouge tribunal will begin investigating the practice of forced marriage and intercourse as part of their upcoming case against four senior leaders of the regime, officials announced this week.
Investigating judges Marcel Lemonde and You Bunleng said on the tribunal Website their findings indicate Cambodians were forced to consummate marriage, an act that could be construed as a crime against humanity.
In a Dec. 18 decision posted on the Web site Tuesday, the investigating judges said they had considered requests by civil parties and prosecutors and would “grant the request to conduct investigations into forced marriage throughout Cambodia.”
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