Sok An, Donors Meet Over Tribunal Funding Woes

H.E. Dr. Boyscout-leader Deputy-Prime-Minister Minister-of-the-Council-of-Ministers Hun-Xen's-in-law Xok An

Chun Sakada, VOA Khmer
Phnom Penh Tuesday, 07 September 2010

“We are committed to the judicial ‘due process’ and will work with the UN to ensure international standards are met.”

Cabinet Minister Sok An on Tuesday urged representatives from 30 donor countries to consider additional funding for the UN-backed Khmer Rouge tribunal, which is facing shortfalls for this year and next.

Sok An, who met the donors along with the UN's top tribunal envoy, Clint Williamson, said the government of Cambodia had supported the tribunal and he urged additional support.

“We are committed to the judicial ‘due process’ and will work with the UN to ensure international standards are met,” he said in a statement.

Chan Tani, a secretary of state at the Council of Ministers, which overseas the tribunal, said the UN side was facing a funding shortfall of $6.4 million for the rest of this year and a shortfall of $29.8 million for 2011. The Cambodian side of the hybrid court was short $1 million for 2010 and more than $7 million for 2011, Chan Tani said.
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