Pursuant to Internal Rule 56 (2) (a), the Co-Investigating Judges of the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia (ECCC) make the following statement:
1. As of 18 May 2011, the Victims Support Section (VSS) had received 318 Civil Party Applications for Case 003.
2. All Civil Party Applications will be processed by the VSS pursuant to the Practice Direction on Victims Participation, before being forwarded to the Office of the Co-Investigating Judges. The Co-Investigating Judges will in accordance with Internal Rule 23 bis (2) and (3) decide on the admissibility of the applications at the latest by the time if the issuance of the Closing Order.
3. The Co-Investigating Judges are seized of a request from the International Co-Prosecutor to extend the deadline for filing Civil Party Applications with six weeks. A decision on this request will be rendered shortly.
4. At the end of the investigation, in accordance with Internal Rule 67 (1), the Co-Investigating Judges will lay out all relevant facts and assessments in a reasoned Closing Order. This order will be public, and it can be accessed by anyone interested in the ECCC Proceedings.