Khmer Rouge leader Khieu Samphan listens to his verdict at the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia in Phnom Penh on Friday. Photo: AFP Khmer Rouge leader Khieu Samphan listens to his verdict at the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia in Phnom Penh on Friday. Photo: AFP
Khmer Rouge leader Khieu Samphan listens to his verdict at the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia in Phnom Penh on Friday. Photo: AFP
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Khmer Rouge leaders convicted of genocide in landmark court ruling

  • The two most senior surviving members of the regime were found guilty of crimes against humanity and grave breaches of the Geneva Conventions

Topic |   Cambodia
Charles Dunst
Charles Dunst

Updated: 8:35pm, 16 Nov, 2018

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Khmer Rouge leader Khieu Samphan listens to his verdict at the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia in Phnom Penh on Friday. Photo: AFP Khmer Rouge leader Khieu Samphan listens to his verdict at the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia in Phnom Penh on Friday. Photo: AFP
Khmer Rouge leader Khieu Samphan listens to his verdict at the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia in Phnom Penh on Friday. Photo: AFP
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