Thursday, March 21, 2013

Cambodian PM denies meddling in Khmer Rouge trial

19 Mar 2013
Bangkok Post

Cambodia’s strongman premier Hun Sen on Tuesday denied accusations by rights campaigners that his government has obstructed progress in a landmark Khmer Rouge war crimes trial. 
 The Extraordinary Chamber in the Courts of Cambodia is shown in Phnom Penh during a hearing of former Khmer Rouge leader “Brother Number Two” Nuon Chea, October 19, 2011. Cambodia’s strongman premier Hun Sen on Tuesday denied accusations by rights campaigners that his government has obstructed progress in a landmark Khmer Rouge war crimes trial.
“The power is in the hands of the court. Whether the process is slow or fast is up to the court, not me,” Hun Sen said in a speech on a national radio, urging the UN-backed tribunal to move more quickly.
His remarks follow calls from donors, rights groups, the UN and the United States to speed up the trial of the remaining two defendants accused of genocide, after the death of a third suspect last week.
New York-based Human Rights Watch last week accused Hun Sen

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