Cambodia News: Nuon Chea

In Testimony, Historian Analyzes Khmer Rouge Downfall - Voa - VOA Khmer

In Testimony, Historian Analyzes Khmer Rouge Downfall - Voa
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Short is testifying in the case against two former leaders—ideologue Nuon Chea and head of state Khieu Samphan—both of whom are charged with atrocity crimes, including genocide. Short's testimony over the past four days has highlighted weaknesses of ...

Source: Nuon Chea - Google News | 9 May 2013 | 6:03 pm

Author Says Starving the People Was Not Khmer Rouge Policy - The Cambodia Daily (subscription)

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Author Says Starving the People Was Not Khmer Rouge Policy
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“Food was used as one of the best means to motivate people to work harder, or to punish them,” he testified, adding that Pol Pot and Nuon Chea, whom he described as equally responsible, ordered zone leaders throughout the country to feed the people ...
Historian Describes Vietnam's Relationship to Khmer Rouge at UN TribunalVoice of America

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Source: Nuon Chea - Google News | 9 May 2013 | 2:41 am

Khmer Rouge cadres have little appetite for landmark trial - Pakistan Daily Times

Khmer Rouge cadres have little appetite for landmark trial
Pakistan Daily Times
His death left two defendants on trial — “Brother Number Two” Nuon Chea, 86, and former head of state Khieu Samphan, 81, who both deny charges of war crimes, genocide and crimes against humanity. “They're just wasting money for nothing,” said former ...

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Source: Nuon Chea - Google News | 1 May 2013 | 9:22 pm

Soldier testifies about Cambodian massacre - UPI.com

Soldier testifies about Cambodian massacre
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In October, Khmer Rouge Tribunal judges added the massacre to the trial of the three former leaders — Ieng Sary, Nuon Chea and Khieu Samphan — who are being tried for crimes against humanity. Ung Chhat testified Tuesday about what he saw.

Source: Nuon Chea - Google News | 1 May 2013 | 7:54 pm

K. Rouge cadres have little appetite for landmark trial - Yahoo!7 News

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K. Rouge cadres have little appetite for landmark trial
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His death left two defendants on trial -- "Brother Number Two" Nuon Chea, 86, and former head of state Khieu Samphan, 81, who both deny charges of war crimes, genocide and crimes against humanity. "They're just wasting money for nothing," said former ...

Source: Nuon Chea - Google News | 1 May 2013 | 10:44 am

K. Rouge cadres have little appetite for landmark trial

It has been hailed as a chance to heal a traumatised nation, but former foot soldiers of the brutal Khmer Rouge say Cambodia's genocide trial is a waste of money that will only re-open old wounds.

Source: Nuon Chea - Yahoo! News Search Results | 1 May 2013 | 4:29 am

Ieng Sary's Death Worries Khmer Rouge Victims - Voa - VOA Khmer

Ieng Sary's Death Worries Khmer Rouge Victims - Voa
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The UN-backed tribunal is trying just two leaders—Nuon Chea and Khieu Samphan—for atrocities committed under the Khmer Rouge, but both are aging, and the trial process has been too slow for many victims. “All the people are watching to see whether ...

Source: Nuon Chea - Google News | 26 Apr 2013 | 3:25 pm

Out of time: Khmer Rouge tribunal stalled - The Knox Student - The Knox Student

Out of time: Khmer Rouge tribunal stalled - The Knox Student
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Only two defendants remain: Nuon Chea, also known as “Brother Number 2;” and Khieu Samphan, the former head of state. Both are well into the their nether years (86 and 81, respectively), which makes it all the more urgent for “The Extraordinary ...

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Source: Nuon Chea - Google News | 25 Apr 2013 | 3:14 am

Khieu Samphan Not a Political Leader, Witness Tells Tribunal - Voa - VOA Khmer

Khieu Samphan Not a Political Leader, Witness Tells Tribunal - Voa
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... crimes, including genocide, alongside Nuon Chea, the regime's chief ideologue. Chhouk Rin, who refused to answer some questions Monday, told the court that Nuon Chea was the one living leader most responsible for the atrocities of the Khmer Rouge.

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Source: Nuon Chea - Google News | 22 Apr 2013 | 3:43 pm

Time running out for Khmer Rouge tribunals - Aljazeera.com

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Time running out for Khmer Rouge tribunals
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Nuon Chea's defence team has argued he should be released after suffering high blood pressure, acute bronchitis and heart disease which, it said, make him too weak to stand trial. Ieng Sary's wife, meanwhile - the former Minister of Social Affairs Ieng ...
Race against time to bring Khmer Rouge's aging leaders to justiceExaminer.com

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Source: Nuon Chea - Google News | 20 Apr 2013 | 1:58 pm

Time running out for Khmer Rouge tribunals

After death of 'Brother No.3', calls are made to speed up trials of remaining leaders behind Cambodia's killing fields.

Source: Nuon Chea - Yahoo! News Search Results | 20 Apr 2013 | 1:56 pm

Given Difficulties, Tribunal Observers Worry Over Exit Strategy - Voa - VOA Khmer

Given Difficulties, Tribunal Observers Worry Over Exit Strategy - Voa
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... who died at the age of 87 last month, was the former foreign affairs minister for the Khmer Rouge. He died while on trial for atrocity crimes, including genocide, along with the regime's ideologue, Nuon Chea, and its nominal head of state, Khieu ...

Source: Nuon Chea - Google News | 15 Apr 2013 | 4:39 pm

Necessary Scapegoats? The Making of the Khmer Rouge Tribunal - nybooks.com

A month later, Duch appeared as a key witness in the court’s second and most important case, the trial of the only remaining members of Pol Pot’s immediate entourage: Nuon Chea, the Khmer Rouge’s chief ideologue; Ieng Sary, the foreign ...

Source: Nuon Chea - Bing News | 22 Jul 2012 | 11:59 pm

Prosecuting the Khmer Rouge - Stuff

Nuon Chea, Khieu Samphan and Leng Sary have all been charged with crimes against humanity, breaches of the 1949 Geneva Convention and genocide against the Muslim Cham and the Vietnamese. Miss Scott Dowell said her duties in the trial, known as Case 002 ...

Source: Nuon Chea - Bing News | 19 Jul 2012 | 9:58 am

K. Rouge number 2 was 'CEO of Cambodia': expert - YAHOO!

The scholar said the relationship between "Brother Number One" and "Brother Number Two" was the capitalist equivalent of "calling Pol Pot the president and Nuon Chea the CEO of Cambodia". "It's certainly in his interest to diminish the range of his activities...

Source: Nuon Chea - Bing News | 18 Jul 2012 | 2:52 pm