Defense Teams Take Center Stage as Witness Testimony Resumes

by Mary Kozlovski
— 14 Aug, 2012

On Tuesday, August 14, 2012, trial proceedings in Case 002 involving the accused Nuon Chea, Ieng Sary and Khieu Samphan, resumed at the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia (ECCC).

Hearings were suspended on Monday, August 13, due to concerns over the health of Ieng Sary and his right to participate in proceedings during the scheduled testimony of witnesses Suong Sikoeun and Ong Thong Hoeung. Trial Chamber President Nil Nonn noted that the witnesses were testifying to the role of Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Suong Sikoeun and Ong Thong Hoeung were both intellectuals who returned to Cambodia from abroad during the Khmer Rouge period. Ong Thong Hoeung today concluded his testimony at the ECCC…

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