'Tired' Khmer Rouge ex-head of state Khieu Samphan skips hearing

Thu, 27 May 2010
DPA

Phnom Penh - Khieu Samphan, the Khmer Rouge former head of state, failed to appear at Cambodia's war crimes tribunal Thursday.

Khieu Samphan had requested Thursday's session after the tribunal rejected a request on April 30 to release him from pre-trial detention, tribunal spokesman Lars Olsen said.

"He informed the chamber today that he refused to appear," he said. "And he complained that he felt tired and weak."

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