Cambodian court upholds life terms for 2 Khmer Rouge leaders

[TomSea]

Cambodian court upholds life terms for 2 Khmer Rouge leaders
ASSOCIATED PRESS | Published — Wednesday 23 November 2016

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia: A top Cambodian court has upheld the life sentences of the two most senior surviving members of the Khmer Rouge regime, which was responsible for the deaths of 1.7 million people.

The Supreme Court Chamber said the 2014 verdict by a UN-assisted Khmer Rouge tribunal was “appropriate” given the gravity of the crimes and roles of the two defendants — Khieu Samphan, the 85-year-old Khmer Rouge head of state, and Nuon Chea, the 90-year-old right-hand man to the communist group’s late leader Pol Pot.

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[Frank Cannon]

Khmer Rouge? Well there are some folks you don't hear about to much these days.