UN Legal Counsel and Controller visit ECCC

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Addressing to both international staff and their Cambodian counterparts at the Khmer Rouge tribunal on 28 January, visiting Under-Secretary-General for Legal Affairs Mr. Miguel de Serpa Soares assured that the United Nations is committed to support the tribunal to fight impunity for the Khmer Rouge crimes.

USG de Serpa Soares, the UN Legal Counsel, led a six-member delegation to the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia (ECCC) to discuss pressing funding issues with stakeholders and held a townhall meeting for an open dialogue with both international and national staff members of the court.  “The ECCC carries out an extremely important task to deliver justice to Cambodians. It is my pleasure to meet all of you today to acknowledge your contribution to that end,” said Mr de Serpa Soares in his opening remarks in the townhall meeting.

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