Time is of the essence in Khmer Rouge genocide trial

Khieu Samphan (R), dubbed the KR regime "smiling face"

16/09/2010
EuroNews

The UN-backed genocide tribunal in Cambodia has formally indicted the four surviving leaders of the infamous Khmer Rouge regime.

Brother Number Two, Nuon Chea, was second-in-command to leader Pol Pot and chief organiser of the Khmer Rouge.

Khieu Samphan was the nominal head of state – the regime’s so-called “smiling face”.

Ieng Sary was Deputy Prime Minister and also Foreign Minister while his wife Ieng Tirith – the only woman on trial – was Social Affairs Minister.