Courtroom Clashes Erupt over Witness’s Sources of Knowledge and Relevance of Political Issues

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

The examination of Dr. Hun Chhunly, a doctor who published a book describing his experiences practicing medicine during the Lon Nol and Khmer Rouge regimes, continued in the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia (ECCC) on Friday, December 7, 2012. In his second day of testimony, the witness elaborated on some topics he had already mentioned, notably the execution of Lon Nol military officials and medical staff and his knowledge of senior Khmer Rouge leaders, including the accused persons Nuon Chea, Ieng Sary, and Khieu Samphan…

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