Witness Rochoem Ton Faces Questions from the Bench and Defense Teams on Third Day of Testimony

  • by Erica Embree, JD/LLM (International Human Rights) candidate, Class of 2015, Northwestern University School of Law
  • — 31 Jul, 2012

Trial Chamber Judge Jean-Marc Lavergne and the defense teams for Nuon Chea and Ieng Sary took their turn examining witness Rochoem Ton on Tuesday, July 31, 2012, in Case 002 against accused Nuon Chea, Khieu Samphan, and Ieng Sary at the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia (ECCC).

The morning proceedings were attended by 220 villagers from Kampot who left their village at 5 a.m. this morning in order to attend the proceedings. One hundred villagers from Kampong Som observed the afternoon proceedings. All parties were present in the courtroom, except Ieng Sary who continued to observe the proceedings via audio-visual equipment in his holding cell due to his health issues.

Prior to giving the floor to the defense team for Nuon Chea, Trial Chamber President Nil Nonn asked the members of the bench if anyone had questions to put to Rochoem Ton. Judge Lavergne indicated he wished to examine the witness and took the floor with several questions…

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