VOA Khmer | Phnom Penh
Wednesday, 06 April 2011
Defense lawyers for accused Khmer Rouge leaders said Tuesday they want the court to consider the health problems of their aging clients, as officials met to begin planning for an upcoming trial.
The UN-backed tribunal is heading into its second trial of Khmer Rouge leaders, in what promises to be a drawn-out process, even as the defendants continue to report health concerns.
Observers have long worried that a lengthy trial process would mean defendants Nuon Chea, 85; Khieu Samphan, 79; Ieng Sary, 85; and Ieng Thirith, 69; would not see their day in court.
“The accused persons are all old and often sick,” Son Arun, a defense lawyer for Nuon Chea, told VOA Khmer. “So I asked [court officials], when they are sick, how can the court solve the problem?”
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