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Thursday 15 December 2011

Former Khmer Rouge leader deemed ‘unfit’ will not be released by UN-backed tribunal


Ieng Thirith appears before the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia on 19 October 2011 on her fitness to stand trial.

14 December 2011 (UN News Center)–The United Nations-backed genocide tribunal in Cambodia ruled today that Ieng Thirith, a 79-year-old former senior member of the Khmer Rouge who was found unfit to stand trial, will not be released as ordered last month but remain in detention.

On 17 November, the trial chamber of the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia (ECCC) said it found that Ms. Thirith suffers from “a progressive, degenerative condition.” It ordered her unconditional release and that the proceedings against her be stayed.

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