Cambodian
military officials line up in front the top leaders of Khmer Rouge
portraits, from right, former Khmer Rouge Foreign Minister Ieng Sary,
former Khmer Rouge head of state Khieu Samphan, and former Deputy
Secretary Nuon Chea, during the second day of trial of the U.N.-backed
war crimes tribunal in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, Tuesday, Dec. 6, 2011.
Three senior leaders of Cambodia's brutal Khmer Rouge regime on Tuesday
continue to be questioned at the U.N.-backed tribunal over their roles
in the deaths of an estimated 1.7 million people when their movement
held power in the 1970s. (AP Photo/Heng Sinith)
Kong Sothanarith, VOA Khmer
24 January 2013
PHNOM PENH - Angry Cambodian staff members at the UN-backed Khmer
Rouge tribunal have demanded a Jan. 31 deadline for an explanation from
the court administration over why they have not been paid.
The staff have threatened to boycott their jobs until they are paid, putting a kink in the trial of three former Khmer Rouge leaders at the financially troubled court.
“They said that the administration office must respond to them from today through Jan. 31,” tribunal spokesman Neak Pheaktra said. “If not, they will take action themselves.”
The Cambodian side of the court has been in financial trouble on a number of occasions since the court’s inception in 2006. This year, it needs about $9.3 million to continue its operations, as it seeks to conclude only its second case—trying top leaders Nuon Chea, Khieu Samphan and Ieng Sary for atrocity crimes.
The staff have threatened to boycott their jobs until they are paid, putting a kink in the trial of three former Khmer Rouge leaders at the financially troubled court.
“They said that the administration office must respond to them from today through Jan. 31,” tribunal spokesman Neak Pheaktra said. “If not, they will take action themselves.”
The Cambodian side of the court has been in financial trouble on a number of occasions since the court’s inception in 2006. This year, it needs about $9.3 million to continue its operations, as it seeks to conclude only its second case—trying top leaders Nuon Chea, Khieu Samphan and Ieng Sary for atrocity crimes.
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