A U.N.-backed war crimes tribunal on Thursday found two senior surviving leaders of the Khmer Rouge regime guilty of crimes against humanity and sentenced them to life in prison. The war crimes charges were applied for their roles during the Cambodia's 1970s terror. The verdicts were announced against Khieu Samphan, the regime's 83-year-old former head of state, as well as against Nuon Chea, … [Read more...]
Former Cambodian Leaders Convicted after Khmer Rouge Trials
In the late 1970’s, more than 1.7 citizens died under the rule of Khmer Rouge. Thirty years after the genocide, the U.N.-backed war tribunal has finally sentenced the leaders of the former regime for their war crimes. ON Thursday, two of the leaders of this despotic regime received life sentences for the role they played during the terror in which Cambodian citizens lived during the … [Read more...]