Khmer Rouge leader's lawyer seeks to extend trial
Defense lawyers for two former Khmer Rouge leaders said on October 18 they would boycott the genocide trial until they are allowed to appeal, a move that threatens to prolong the trial.
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| Former Khmer Rouge leader Nuon Chea (center) at the trial in Phnom Penh on October 17. Source: AFP/TTXVN |
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This is the first time defense lawyers have threatened to boycott the special tribunal for senior Khmer Rouge figures, which was established in 2006.
In August, 88-year-old Nuon Chea, also known as "Brother Number Two," and 83-year-old Khieu Samphan, former head of the Khmer Rouge regime, were sentenced to life in prison for crimes against humanity by a UN-backed tribunal in Cambodia at the first instance.
Both men filed appeals last month, but their lawyers said on October 18 that they needed time to submit all documents related to the appeal.
According to Vietnam+
