The Case 002 Trial Continues: Conclusion of Testimony from Peoudara Vanthan and Testimony of Witness Prak Yut

  • by Randle DeFalco, Legal Advisor, Documentation Center of Cambodia
  • — 25 Jan, 2012

On Wednesday, January 25, 2012, the Trial Chamber of the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia (ECCC) resumed its hearing on evidentiary issues with a third consecutive day of testimony from Documentation Center of Cambodia (DC-Cam) deputy director Peoudara Vanthan. Prior to Mr. Vanthan’s testimony, all three ECCC Case 002 defense teams had vigorously challenged the neutrality of DC-Cam, which researches the history of the Democratic Kampuchea (DK) period in Cambodia.1 During the previous day’s questioning, the defense teams for accused Nuon Chea and Ieng Sary had both questioned Mr. Vanthan concerning the goals, policies and documentation processes in place at DC-Cam. At times, this questioning became rather adversarial, with the defense teams arguing that Mr. Vanthan was not directly answering questions and challenging Mr. Vanthan on DC-Cam’s neutrality as an institution…

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