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Cambodian tribunal to begin appeal hearings against 2 ex-Khmer Rouge leaders

Xinhua, June 30, 2015 Adjust font size:

The Khmer Rouge tribunal's Supreme Court will commence the first appeal hearings against two elderly former senior leaders of the Democratic Kampuchea, or Khmer Rouge regime, on July 2, July 3, July 6 and July 7, a tribunal's legal officer said Tuesday.

Nuon Chea, 88, also known as "Brother Number 2", the chief ideologue of the Communist Party of Kampuchea during the regime, and Khieu Samphan, 84, the regime's former head of state, were found guilty of crimes against humanity and sentenced to life in prison in August last year.

The two convicts have filed appeals against the guilty verdicts.

"Three witnesses will testify during the first appeal hearings, " the tribunal's legal communications officer, Lars Olsen, said in a press briefing, adding that the Supreme Court will pronounce the appeals judgment during the first quarter of 2016.

Currently, the two former leaders are also on trial for genocide charges during the regime from 1975 to 1979.

Launched in 2006, the United Nations-backed tribunal is seeking justice for the victims during the regime. In 2012, the Khmer Rouge tribunal's Supreme Court sentenced ex-chief of Tuol Sleng prison Kaing Guek Eav to life in jail for overseeing the deaths of around 15,000 people during the regime. Endi