Thursday, October 28, 2010

KR Tribunal too hot for Khmer Rouge Hun Xen to handle

Cambodian President Hun Sen, left and UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon inspect honor guard in Phnom Penh, 27 Oct 2010 (Photo: VOA - R. Carmichael)
Cambodian Premier says No More Khmer Rouge Trials

Robert Carmichael, Voice of America
Phnom Penh 27 October 2010

Camdodia's prime minister says the four former Khmer Rouge leaders awaiting trial next year would be the last to be prosecuted.

Unilateral decision


Hun Sen put not one, but two, shots across the bow of the United Nations, during a meeting with U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, who arrived late Tuesday on a two-day official visit.

The first shot was that he was against allowing the international war crimes court in Phnom Penh to prosecute any more former Khmer Rouge members.

The court is a hybrid U.N.-Cambodian tribunal, funded mainly by donations from U.N. member states.
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