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Hopes of Justice on the Horizon.(Cambodia)
Justice may finally be making its way to Cambodia. Last week the country's chief law-making body finally passed legislation for a U.N.- assisted court to bring to trial those responsible for Khmer Rouge atrocities between 1975 and 1979.
But the vote was marred by the absence of many political leaders, including Prime Minister Hun Sen, prompting speculation that, once again, the killers of the Khmer Rouge might escape justice. "If our rulers had their way, they would not have a tribunal at all," says Lao Mong Hay, director of the Khmer Institute for Democracy. He cites "continued international pressure" as the only means of ensuring justice. International pressure is what has ...
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Source: HighBeam Research, Hopes of Justice on the Horizon.(Cambodia)