Nuon Chea's case hasn't made the headlines here. Mainly because the country is full of young people who weren't around at that time. Young people are interested what affects them directly; rising petrol prices, the newest and coolest motorbike, wrestling- the American Wrestling Federation is very popular here. For them, the Khmer Rouge regime is something from the past, and there's no point in talking about it. Maybe the Cambodian people have a strange sense of time. For us, history is very important. But here, a year feels like an eternity. In the end, Khmer Rouge is something that interests foreign media more than the locals. That's not to say that it's not an important subject for some here, but it's clearly not something the majority cares about."

Honestly, people don't really talk about the case here. We have other things to worry about like poverty, rising prices, the local authorities throwing people out of their houses etc. The Khmer Rouge regime is over. Judging one or two of the leaders from that time won't change much. Foreign countries should think about interrogating their own diplomats first, especially in China, the U.S and Vietnam."