Sweden to continue support for Khmer Rouge Tribunal

The Swedish government has already supported the Khmer Rouge Tribunal with more than $14 million and according to Tribunal spokesman Neth Pheaktra, Sweden has pledged to continue the support until the end, Khmer Times writes in a recent article.

Formally known as the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia (ECCC) the Khmer Rouge Tribunal is a court established in 2006 to try the senior leaders and the most responsible members of the Khmer Rouge for alleged violations of international law and serious crimes perpetrated during the Cambodian genocide. The Khmer Rouge is a national court but it was established as part of an agreement between the Royal Government of Cambodia and the United Nations, and its members include both local and foreign judges. 

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