Praising Tribunal Dealing With Khmer Rouge Crimes, Secretary-General Urges Full Cooperation from Cambodian Government, Respect for Judicial Independen

27 October 2010
Mariah Jen
IEWY News

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks at the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia, Phnom Penh, 27 October:

Thank you for this warm welcome.

I have followed your work, closely and with keen interest, as have many, many others around the world.

Patricia O’Brien [Under-Secretary-General for Legal Affairs], visiting this past April, gave me a full report on your work.

I must tell you: she was full of praise for your dedication and professionalism.

And so, now, it is a pleasure and a privilege to be here myself.

From my first day in office, I made the fight against impunity a top UN priority.

Accountability. Justice.

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