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Former Khmer Rouge Leader Loses Genocide Appeal

  • #Armed conflict
  • #Vietnam
  • #Cambodia
  • #Education
  • #Netherlands
  • #Verdicts & sentences
  • #Rwanda
story
SEP 2022
Image copyright: AP [via France 24]
story last updated SEP 2022

The Spin

Pro-establishment narrative

The end of this trial offers some long-needed closure for the people of Cambodia and the victims of the Khmer Rouge regime. Samphan was clearly involved with genocide and crimes against humanity, which cannot go unpunished. This trial shows that leaders must be held accountable, no matter how much time has passed.

Asia News Network

Establishment-critical narrative

This lengthy and expensive trial didn't accomplish very much. The majority of the leaders died without facing any real accountability for their part in the genocide of thousands of innocent citizens. The majority of Cambodians want to be able to forget about this part of the nation's history and move forward.

Khmer Times

Establishment split

CRITICAL

PRO

After 16 years and 3 convictions, an international tribunal closes down in Cambodia
NPR Online NewsJUL 2022
Cambodia's Khmer Rouge Tribunal Concludes After 16 Years
TimeJUL 2022
Former Khmer Rouge leader Khieu Samphan loses genocide appeal
Al JazeeraJUL 2022
Cambodia tribunal rejects appeal by Khmer Rouge leader as it ends work
NBCJUL 2022
Khmer Rouge: Cambodia court to rule on genocide appeal of last surviving leader
GuardianJUL 2022
The Last Surviving Khmer Rouge Leader Has Just Had His Genocide Conviction Upheld
ViceJUL 2022
‘I lost them all’: a family’s sole survivor recalls their slow death under Cambodia’s Khmer Rouge
GuardianJUL 2022

More neutral establishment stance articles

Khieu Samphan: Khmer Rouge head of state’s genocide conviction appeal rejected by Cambodia’s UN-backed tribunal
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