Court Continues to Scrutinize Military Structure

  • by Doreen Chen, Senior Consultant, Destination Justice, and LLM, Columbia Law School
  • — 8 Oct, 2012

The hearings in Case 002/1 resumed on Monday, October 8, 2012, with rice farmer and former Khmer Rouge military commander Meas Voeun continuing to provide detailed insights on a range of issues, including, notably, the changes in command structure in the West and North Zones and the role of former naval commander Meas Mut during the Democratic Kampuchea (DK) regime. Numerous defense objections, a recurring multiparty debate on the possible use of striking from the record as a remedy, an engaged audience, and references to Humpty Dumpty and Alice (of Wonderland fame) kept things lively throughout the day…

Read more: CTM_Blog_10-8-12

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