The draft law, which imposes penalties on those who deny these crimes, was approved during a cabinet meeting chaired by Prime ...
Under the law, Khmer Rouge deniers can be charged and jailed for terms of one-five years and subjected to fines of US$2,500 ...
Despite the deaths of at least 1.7 million people under their brutal regime, only five top leaders of Cambodia's Khmer Rouge have ever been charged. The U.N.-backed tribunal was formed decades ...
The Cabinet office said the proposed law aims to prevent the recurrence of such events and to provide justice for victims of the Khmer Rouge. The seven-article bill, which needs approval by ...
Khmer Rouge regime chief Pol Pot, known as "Brother Number One", never faced justice, dying in 1998 before the court was established. Source: AFP/lh Sign up for our newsletters ...
By setting an example of justice being meted out to such leaders, the international court set up in Cambodia to judge the brutalities of the Khmer Rouge regime has done a great service to the ...