Former Khmer Rouge number two Nuon Chea was finally brought to the Cambodian Genocide Tribunal yesterday. But not for long. He only spoke to say that one of his lawyers was unable to attend and therefore it would be unfair to go ahead with the trial until a later date. We asked our Cambodian Observers to describe the atmosphere in Phnom Penh as this momentous trial, followed worldwide, commences. To our great surprise their responses were identical: the Cambodians are not interested. Read more...

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