Khieu Samphan

Top Khmer Rouge Leader Denies Genocide At Close of UN-Backed Trial

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One of the top surviving leaders of Cambodia’s ruthless Khmer Rouge regime on Friday denied genocide charges and rejected being labelled a “murderer” in forceful closing remarks at a lengthy UN-backed trial. The Khmer Rouge’s former head of state, 85-year-old Khieu Samphan, spoke angrily to the Phnom Penh chamber trying him and another senior cadre, … Read more

Judges Dismiss Case Against Mid-Level Khmer Rouge Cadre

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A UN-backed court on Wednesday dismissed a case against a former Khmer Rouge cadre charged with crimes against humanity, highlighting the difficulties of bringing lower level members of the brutal regime to justice. The Khmer Rouge dismantled modern society in Cambodia in their quest for an agrarian Marxist utopia, killing up to two million people. … Read more