ECCC, Case 002/01, Issue 12

Case 002/01

ECCC

Cambodia

English

This week’s proceedings saw the conclusion of the examination of Mr. Youk Chhang, Director of the Documentation Center of Cambodia (DC-Cam), and Mr. Nuon Chea. Due to the non-appearance of an expert witness, Ms. Elizabeth Becker, the Chamber moved on to discuss the matter of documents put before the Chamber and the Parties. On Monday, Nuon Chea’s international and national counsels, Messrs. Jasper Pauw and Son Arun, wrapped up their examination of Youk Chhang. No proceedings were conducted on Tuesday due to the Meak Bochea national holiday. Wednesday’s sessions should have commenced with international defense counsel Mr. Michiel Pestman’s questioning of his client, Nuon Chea. However, the Chamber forfeited Pestman’s time after Counsel reiterated a request, which the Chamber had already denied, that the Court condemn Prime Minister Hun Sen for making a prior public statement regarding the guilt of his client. Judge JeanMarc Lavergne took over questioning Nuon Chea, in addition to presenting documents and asking for comments. Throughout the week, Accused Ieng Sary and Khieu Samphan exercised their right to remain silent. Accused Nuon Chea, on the other hand, commented on some documents and requested for the original or, at the very least, a copy of the documents to enable him to identify and study the documents.