French judge quits Khmer Rouge tribunal

Khmer Rouge tribunal investigating judge Marcel Lemonde, shown in February 2009, has stirred controversy by requesting that six senior government officials appear as witnesses at the court. (Photo: AFP)

16/09/2010
Expatica.com

One of the two co-investigating judges of Cambodia's UN-backed war crimes court, Frenchman Marcel Lemonde, said Thursday he was quitting his job at the tribunal to focus on other projects.

The announcement came as the court indicted four former senior Khmer Rouge leaders for genocide, war crimes and crimes against humanity.

Lemonde said he had joined the tribunal in 2006, intending to stay for just three years but he had ended up serving for four.