EU donates €3.5M to the KR Tribunal

[geovalin]

The Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia (ECCC) announced on Monday that the European Union (EU) has pledged a total of €3.5 million ($4.1 million) to support it in 2018, according to its press officer, Neth Peaktra.

 

Of the €3.5 million, €2.5 million is intended for the international section and €1.25 is reserved for the national side of the hybrid court, he added.

 

The ECCC, also known as the Khmer Rouge Tribunal (KRT), was established in 2006 and charged with trying senior members of the Khmer Rouge regime, which was responsible for as many two million deaths in Cambodia between 1975 and its overthrow by Vietnamese troops in 1979.

 

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[phycokiller]

I would have thought the current dictatorship was more of a concern

[Baerboxer]

2 hours ago, phycokiller said:

I would have thought the current dictatorship was more of a concern

 

Indeed - especially as the wannabee dictator is an ex ............................................... KR terrorist!

[phycokiller]

2 hours ago, Baerboxer said:

 

Indeed - especially as the wannabee dictator is an ex ............................................... KR terrorist!

yes, and probably about to pocket a large portion of that 4 million dollars I would guess

[JCauto]

9 hours ago, Baerboxer said:

 

Indeed - especially as the wannabee dictator is an ex ............................................... KR terrorist!

Terrorist? That's an odd description. He was an ex-KR Cadre, something like Lieutenant level. Plus, he's not a wannabee dictator, he's already achieved Dictator status.

 

The Tribunal is a joke, and has been a colossal waste of resources, most of which were squandered on very high-priced lawyers, not one of whom as far as I can tell decided to take a discount in pay in light of the critical importance of the trial for human rights globally. In other words, it was a gravy train with no serious power to do anything about the sins of the past, and without hardly any real support from the locals.