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| On the stand: ‘Brother Number Two’ Nuon Chea listens in court and, right, former head of the Khmer Rouge state Khieu Samphan has headphones on |
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| Custody: Khmer Rouge ‘First Lady’ Ieng Thirith, a former social affairs minister, left the court hearing early |
31st January 2011
By DAILY MAIL REPORTER (UK)
Three top Khmer Rouge leaders made a joint appearance before a UN-backed war crimes court today to seek release from custody as they await trial for genocide.
‘Brother Number Two’ Nuon Chea and ex-social affairs minister Ieng Thirith looked frail as they sat in the courtroom with former head of state Khieu Samphan.
There are strong concerns that not all of the defendants, who are aged between 78 and 85, will live to see a verdict.
They are accused of war crimes, crimes against humanity, genocide and other charges under Cambodian laws in connection with the deaths of up to two million people between 1975 and 1979 as a result of starvation, overwork and execution.
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