Extraordinary Chambers for Cambodia Charges Two New Suspects

Yesterday, the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia (ECCC) brought charges against two new suspects in only the third and fourth cases to be heard by the tribunal. The ECCC announced that former Khmer Rouge navy chief Meas Muth and former district commander Im Chaem have been charged in abstentia with murder and crimes against humanity, including enslavement, extermination and other inhumane acts, as well as grave breaches of the 1949 Geneva Conventions. For more information, visit the ECCC website.

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