Sok Khemara, VOA Khmer
Washington, DC Thursday, 11 November 2010
“In light of relentless Cambodian political interference, the best way to achieve this is through the existing hybrid tribunal.”
A US-based legal group says the Khmer Rouge tribunal should not transfer any high-level wars crimes cases to Cambodia's national courts when it leaves the country.
The UN-backed court is in the midst of preparing a so-called completion strategy, to determine what the tribunal might leave for the national judiciary.
The New York-based Open Society Justice Initiative said in a report Wednesday that high-level crimes must be properly adjudicated.
“In light of relentless Cambodian political interference, the best way to achieve this is through the existing hybrid tribunal,” OSJI's executive director, James Goldston, said. “The United Nations and international donors must ensure that any completion plan for the court guarantees fair trials and appeals in all remaining cases on its docket.”
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The UN-backed court is in the midst of preparing a so-called completion strategy, to determine what the tribunal might leave for the national judiciary.
The New York-based Open Society Justice Initiative said in a report Wednesday that high-level crimes must be properly adjudicated.
“In light of relentless Cambodian political interference, the best way to achieve this is through the existing hybrid tribunal,” OSJI's executive director, James Goldston, said. “The United Nations and international donors must ensure that any completion plan for the court guarantees fair trials and appeals in all remaining cases on its docket.”
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