Fakin' it to get out of trial... Cambodia genocide defendant freed due to illness Sep 16,`12 -- Cambodia's war crimes tribunal set free a former leader of the Khmer Rouge on Sunday, upholding a decision that has outraged survivors seeking an explanation of the mass killings committed more than 30 years ago.
3,000 killed in one field alone... Court: 3,000 Cambodians killed at one site Oct. 10 (UPI) -- Some 3,000 Cambodian provincial officials were shot to death and buried in mass graves in 1975 as the Khmer Rouge came to power, court documents reveal.
Khmer Rouge rape victims tell their stories at trial hearing... Women testify about Khmer Rouge crimes Oct. 11,`12 (UPI) -- Women who had been raped, forced into marriage and beaten under the Khmer Rouge told their stories at a hearing in Cambodia.
Was ousted from power by Pol Pot and the Khmer Rouge... Former Cambodian King Norodom Sihanouk Dies October 14, 2012 Chinese state media reports that Cambodia's King Norodom Sihanouk, one of Southeast Asia's defining leaders, has died in Beijing. He was 89. King Sihanouk led Cambodia to independence, but war and his role in the murderous reign of the Khmer Rouge marred his life and times.
A king who guided his country to independence, but also aligned himself with the notorious Khmer Rouge... Cambodia's Former King Leaves Mixed Legacy October 15, 2012 The passing of Cambodia's former King Norodom Sihanouk has ended an ambitious and controversial era for an influential monarch. A mixed legacy remains from a king who guided his country to independence, but also aligned himself with the notorious Khmer Rouge.
Atrocities comin' out at trial... Khmer Rouge abuses recalled at trial Oct. 23,`12 (UPI) -- A former Lon Nol soldier has told a court in Cambodia he was forced to collect human waste and spread it on fields with his own hands.
Khmer Rouge trials have run out of money... Cambodia Khmer Rouge tribunal staff going unpaid Jan 18,`13 -- About 300 Cambodian staff members at the U.N.-backed genocide tribunal trying former leaders of the Khmer Rouge have been working since December without pay, and face the prospect of not getting paid this year unless foreign aid donors contribute more funds, a tribunal official said Friday.
Will Pol Pot's regime escape justice due to lack of money to try them?... Cambodia Khmer Rouge tribunal staff go on strike 4 Mar.`13 Cambodian translators angry that they have gone without pay for three months stopped working at the U.N.-backed genocide trial of former Khmer Rogue leaders on Monday, a new setback for an international justice effort that has been hobbled by conflicts with the Cambodian government.
Justice delayed by tribunal strike... Khmer Rouge Genocide: Justice Delayed may be Justice Denied March 10, 2013 - Under Cambodia's murderous Khmer Rouge, Meas Mut and Sou Met, now two-star generals in their 80s, are said to have hauled prisoners to S-21, a torture center that symbolized the horrors of a regime that wiped out nearly a quarter of the population.
However long justice is delayed or denied, one thing is very certain: the Grim Reaper will have the final say. How the Grim Reaper Works http://science.howstuffworks.com/science-vs-myth/strange-creatures/grim-reaper.htm
Whether the trials have run out of money or not, life is running out steadily like a battery for all mortals....
They can escape from the "net" of justice, but they can never escape from the scythe of the Grim Reaper... Death (personification) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_(personification)
Co-founder of Khmer Rouge dies while on trial... Khmer Rouge insider Ieng Sary dies while on trial Mar 13,`13 -- Ieng Sary, who co-founded Cambodia's brutal Khmer Rouge movement in 1970s, served as its public face abroad and decades later became one of its few leaders to face justice for the deaths of well over a million people, died Thursday morning. He was 87.
As I have pointed out earlier, the Grim Reaper is the final arbiter for all mortals, regardless of who they are. I am sure that all people wish they will never become the chosen people of the Grim Reaper. Unfortunately, when the final hour arrives for his chosen victim, he will approach silently and finish him off with one stroke of his scythe. It's not uncommon for people, even the young and seemingly healthy, to die in their sleep. Well, just pray that we can see the beautiful sunrise every morning. My friend died in her sleep??? http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20100125221832AAv7a4B Can People Die in Their Sleep? http://www.wellsphere.com/complemen...article/can-people-die-in-their-sleep/1068727 Clue to why some die during sleep http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/4745341.stm Why some people die in their sleep - study http://www.irishhealth.com/article.html?id=7978
I wonder if those on trial were children back in the late 60's and early 70's , given the Khmer Rouges ideology that children are new unspoiled people that should be used as an instrument to destroy urban bourgeois it is possible that some of those "criminals" committed their crimes at the age of 8.
mutmekep: The reason some of the defendants are dying off is that they were contemporaries of Pol Pot and are in their late 70's to 80's... Khmer Rouge leader fit for trial Tue, Mar 26, 2013 - KILLING FIELDS:The Khmer Rouge regime wiped out nearly a quarter of Cambodias population through starvation, overwork or execution from 1975 to 1979
Kinda late for apologies, don't ya think?... Khmer Rouge leaders apologize to victims' families May 30, 2013 Former leaders of Cambodia's Khmer Rouge being tried by a U.N.-backed genocide tribunal apologized Thursday to families of victims of the regime's atrocities, bringing a rare emotional note to a trial dominated so far by the detailed recounting of names and dates.
Head Khmer Rouge torturer sent to public prison... Duch transferred to public prison Fri, Jun 07, 2013 - TORTURER-IN-CHIEF: Kaing Guek Eav was convicted last year of overseeing the extermination of thousands of men and women during the Khmer Rouge regime
Cambodia's version of lyin' to the FBI... Cambodia criminalises Khmer Rouge atrocity denial 7 June 2013 > Cambodia's parliament has approved a bill which makes it illegal to deny that atrocities were committed by the Khmer Rouge in the 1970s.
Another staff strike in Khmer Rouge trials... Strike hits Cambodian war crimes court Mon, Sep 02, 2013 - DISASTER FOR JUSTICE: Another setback stalls the besieged UN-backed crimes court, leading to fears that the aging Khmer Rouge leaders will not live to pay for their crimes