Nuon Chea told the Trial Chamber on 29 August 2011 that he has some health problems which makes him unable to sit more than 1.5 hrs per day in the courtroom during a preliminary hearing on his fitness to stand trial. The hearing was convened in order to allow adversarial questioning of professor John Campbell, who was appointed by the Trial Chamber as a medical expert to asses the physical and mental fitness to stand trial for Ieng sary, Ieng Thirith and Nuon Chea.
Video: Nuon Chea Speaks During Fitness Hearing
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