VOA Khmer, Phnom Penh
Monday, 21 February 2011
“A court can be regarded as a success only if it meets certain criteria, including that it conducts fair, transparent and expeditious trials.”
International judges for the Khmer Rouge tribunal on Monday urged independence and impartiality for the UN-backed court, as a full meeting of judges opened.
The 9th plenary session, in which all the international and national judges and prosecutors meet to guide the tribunal, opened with the court facing a daunting trial ahead for four Khmer Rouge leaders.
“A court can be regarded as a success only if it meets certain criteria, including that it conducts fair, transparent and expeditious trials,” judge Sylvia Cartwright said ahead of Monday’s session. “And in keeping with legal principles, and that its judges are independent and impartial.”
Court officials are expected to discuss internal rules for the tribunal over the next three days that will help it bring Case 002—of Nuon Chea, Khieu Samphan, Ieng Sary and Ieng Thirith—to trial for atrocity crimes, including genocide.
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