KYODO
Thirty years after Cambodia's ''Killing Fields'' regime collapsed, and despite a Khmer Rouge trial process that began three years ago, bringing justice to hundreds of thousands of Cambodians is far from concluded.
Even though five former Khmer Rouge leaders are being tried for their roles in the deaths of at least 1.7 million Cambodians in the late 1970s, it remains hard, even for Khmer Rouge victims, to solemnly decide what is just.
And even now, with only Kaing Guek Eav, better known as Duch, on trial no verdict on him is expected before next year and the actual proceedings against the four other aging leaders are unlikely to start until next year, or the year after.
The special U.N.-backed court trying the former leaders became operational in 2006, but it has already seen two critical budget shortfalls and many in Cambodia fear more trouble lies ahead.
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