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| Michiel Pestman (right), co-defence lawyer for Nuon Chea, speaks to reporters at the Appeal Court in Phnom Penh yesterday. (Photo by: Heng Chivoan) |
Wednesday, 27 July 2011
Thomas Miller
The Phnom Penh Post
Lawers for Khmer Rouge Brother No 2 Nuon Chea expressed chagrin yesterday after they attempted to add new evidence to a criminal complaint filed in Cambodian courts concerning graft allegations at the Khmer Rouge tribunal, only to find that the case had been closed nearly two years ago.
The defence team also claimed yesterday that corruption at the tribunal was “as acute as ever”.
Nuon Chea’s attorneys wanted the Appeal Court to consider four diplomatic cables from the United States embassy in Phnom Penh, made public earlier this month by WikiLeaks.
Attorney Michiel Pestman said the “most compelling” new information was contained in a November 2008 dispatch claiming that Knut Rosandhaug, deputy director of administration for the Khmer Rouge tribunal, knew of five witnesses who could give evidence in an alleged kickback scandal.
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