Cambodia: Verdict for former Khmer Rouge leader Samphan is expected in six months


Khieu Samphan during his appeal hearing on Wednesday. - Phnom Penh Post/ANN

PHNOM PENH, Aug 21 (Phnom Penh Post/ANN): The Supreme Court Chamber of the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia (ECCC) has now concluded its four-day appeal hearing for former Khmer Rouge head of state Khieu Samphan, with a verdict expected in the next six months.

Samphan was sentenced in 2018 to life in prison for crimes against humanity, genocide against ethnic Vietnamese and war crimes when the Khmer Rouge regime ruled Cambodia from April 17, 1975, to January 6, 1979.

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