Khmer Rouge Trials Are a Must, Premier Says
Prime Minister Hun Sen said trials must be held to clear away the tragic legacy of the Khmer Rouge, whose rule in the 1970s left more than a million Cambodians dead.
Because of “indescribable sufferings,” the radical communist regime cannot be forgiven, Hun Sen said. “Trials for the genocidal regime must be held. They are unavoidable.”
His remarks came as Cambodian envoys met with U.N. officials in New York to attempt to restart talks on creating a tribunal to try former Khmer Rouge leaders accused of genocide and crimes against humanity.
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