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Khmer Rouge head of state appeals for bail
The head of state under Cambodia’s Khmer Rouge appealed to be released from detention on Friday ahead of his trial at the UN-backed war crimes court.
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Khmer Rouge leader Khieu Samphan charged
Former Khmer Rouge leader Khieu Samphan was formally detained and charged on Monday with war crimes and crimes against humanity by Cambodia’s United Nations-backed genocide tribunal, a court spokesperson said. "The co-investigating judges have detained him for a period of one year," tribunal spokesperson Reach Sambath said.
