Photo by: Heng Chivoan
Ban Ki-moon visits the Tuol Sleng genocide museum, the site where an estimated 14,000 people were tortured and sent to their deaths during the Khmer Rouge Regime.
United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has affirmed that independence is paramount for the Khmer Rouge tribunal, a day after Prime Minister Hun Sen told him the government would not allow further investigations by the UN-backed court.
Ban’s comments came following a tour of Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum on the final day of his three-day visit to the Kingdom, during which he also visited the Cambodian-Russian Friendship Hospital before departing for Vietnam.
“This is an international judicial process, so this is a decision to be made by the court,” Ban said.
The UN head said he had discussed the issue of further investigations with Hun Sen and Deputy Prime Minster Sok An multiple times over the course of his trip.
“I can tell you that the government of Cambodia is committed to completion of process, and the United Nations will discuss this matter with the international community, particularly donors,” Ban said.
Foreign Minister Hor Namhong said on Wednesday that Hun Sen had “clearly affirmed” to Ban that the court’s third and fourth cases would not be allowed due to concerns about national security....read the full story in tomorrow’s Phnom Penh Post or see the updated story online from 3PM UTC/GMT +7 hours.
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