Defense Counsel Attempts to Distinguish Party Principle from Practice

  • by Heather N. Goldsmith, J.D., Northwestern University School of Law
  • — 9 Apr, 2012

On Monday, April 9, 2012, the Trial Chamber of the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia (ECCC) continued trial proceedings in Case 002 against accused Nuon Chea, Ieng Sary, and Khieu Samphan. As scheduled, the day was devoted to the examination of prosecution witness Kaing Guek Eav, alias Duch, by Ieng Sary’s defense team, which attempted to distinguish principle from practice during the Khmer Rouge Regime. In the words of Michael Karnavas, Ieng Sary’s international defense lawyer, the day was “long” and “combative.”

The public gallery was half full, with the proceedings attended by a group of about 300 Khmer high school students and around a dozen national and international observers…

Read more: CTM_Blog_4-9-12

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