PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) The international court convened in Cambodia to judge the Khmer Rouge for its brutal 1970s rule ended its work Thursday after spending $337 million and 16 years to convict just three men of crimes after the regime cause the deaths of an estimated 1.7 million people.
Khieu Samphan, 91, was found guilty of genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes on September 22 by the Appeals Chamber of the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia. The former Khmer Rouge leader is the last of a handful of senior officials prosecuted before this mixed tribunal for one of the greatest crimes of the 20th century. This judgment marks the end of the trials opened 16 years ago.
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PHNOM PENH An international court convened in Cambodia to judge the brutalities of the Khmer Rouge regime that caused the deaths of an estimated 1.7 million people in the 1970s. It ends its work Thursday after spending $337 million and 16 years to convict just three men of crimes.