Tag Archives: Khmer Rouge

KRT Trial Monitor Issue No. 55 – Hearing on Evidence Week 50 (25 & 29 March 2013)

KRT Monitor Report, Case 002, Issue No. 55.  On 25 March, in the first hearing after Ieng Sary passed away on 14 March 2013 and the subsequent termination of the proceedings against him, the Trial Chamber heard the joint testimony of two court-appointed medical experts regarding the medical assessment of Nuon Chea.  Once the testimony [...]

KRT Trial Monitor Issue No. 54 – Hearing on Evidence Week 49 (4 March 2013)

KRT Monitor Report, Case 002, Issue No. 54.  In an unexpected turn of events, during what was scheduled to be the weeklong hearing of Expert Witness Philip Short, the staff of the ECCC’s Interpretation and Translation Unit (ITU) announced a work boycott.  They explained that they would not provide interpretation until they are paid salaries [...]

KRT Trial Monitor Issue No. 53 – Hearing on Evidence Week 48 (18-21 February 2013)

KRT Monitor Report, Case 002, Issue No. 53.  On 8 February 2013, the Supreme Court Chamber (SCC) rendered a decision declaring the Severance of Case 002 invalid. To comply with the SCC decision, and to guide the Trial Chamber in formulating a decision on how to further proceed in Case 002, the Trial Chamber devoted [...]

KRT Trial Monitor Issue No. 51 – Hearing on Evidence Week 46 (28-31 January 2013)

KRT Monitor Report, Case 002, Issue #51.  From Monday until Tuesday, the Chamber heard American photojournalist Al Rockoff testify on his experiences in Phnom Penh before and during the fall of the city in April 1975.  In the two days following Rockoff’s testimony, the Prosecution presented key documents relevant to the respective roles of Ieng [...]

KRT Trial Monitor Issue No. 50 – Hearing on Evidence Week 45 (21-24 January 2013)

KRT Monitor Report, Case 002, Issue No. 50.  Following an unexpected break in the previous week, due to the sudden hospitalization of Nuon Chea and Khieu Samphan, proceedings resumed this week in accordance with the revised schedule determined by the Trial Chamber.  President Nil Nonn explained that, due to the Chamber’s inability to hear oral [...]