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Elisabeth Simonneau Fort (France) has been appointed as international Civil Party Lead Co-Lawyer at the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia (ECCC).

His Majesty the King Norodom Sihamoni has appointed Dr. Siegfried Blunk (Germany) as new international Co-Investigating Judge at the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia (ECCC).

The Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia offers its deepest condolences to the families and friends of the victims of the tragic incident at Koh Pich, Phnom Penh, on the night of 22 November 2010. Judges, officials and staff of the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia gathered at 4 pm this afternoon and observed one minute of silence to honour the souls of the deceased. 

Walking slowly out of the first room of building A of Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum, the former S-21 Security Center of Khmer Rouge regime, Chea Ron, who had travelled a long way from Pailin province, looked upset as she told her friend, “My brother disappeared here.”

The Secretary-General of the United Nations, Ban Ki-moon, today visited the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia (ECCC) as part of his official visit to Cambodia.

The Victims Support Section (VSS) of the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia (ECCC) has begun taking necessary steps in order to prepare for the participation of a large number of victims, in particular Civil Parties, in the upcoming second trial before the Court.

A public version of the closing order in Case 002 is now available. The Closing Order cotains the indictments against Khieu Samphan, Nuon Chea, Ieng Sary and Ieng Thirith. English version:http://www.eccc.gov.kh/english/cabinet/courtDoc/740/D427Eng.pdf French version:http://www.eccc.gov.kh/french/cabinet/courtDoc/530/D427Fre.pdf  Khmer version:http://www.eccc.gov.kh/khmer/cabinet/courtDoc/D427Kh.pdf   

The ECCC’s 8th Plenary Session concluded today, having adopted the remainder of the amendments to the Internal Rules necessary to conclude the consolidation and streamlining of the Civil Party system commenced by previous plenaries.

Yesterday, 15 September 2010, You Bunleng and Marcel Lemonde, the Co-Investigating Judges of the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia, signed the Closing Order for Case File 002, indicting Ieng Sary, Ieng Thirith, Khieu Samphan and Nuon Chea and sending them for trial.

A new 9 mine documentary shows some aspects of the outreach work of the ECCC and the impact the ongoing trial proceedings has on the Cambodian society.

The Victims Support Section of the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia (ECCC) today convened a two-day forum in Battambang for 250 Civil Parties in the ECCC’s Case 002.  These Civil Parties come from across the northwest of the country, including Battambang, Banteay Meanchey and Pursat provinces.

The ECCC Co-Investigating Judges, You Bunleng and Marcel Lemonde, have started issuing admissibility decisions in respect of the 3988 applications to join Case No. 002 as Civil Parties.

In an official ceremony on 17 August 2010, all judicial staff at Kandal Provincial Court were given printed copies of the “Duch”-verdict, a document which will now become a valuable reference for judges, prosecutors and clerks of the court.  

Today the Co-Prosecutors filed their Final Submission in Case 002 with the Co-Investigating Judges. Under Sub-Rule 66(5) of the ECCC Internal Rules, once the Co-Prosecutors consider that the investigation has concluded, the Co-Prosecutors are required to issue a written, reasoned final submission within 45 days of receiving the Case File from the Co-Investigating Judges.

Today the Co-Prosecutors have filed a Notice of Appeal against the Judgement of the Trial Chamber of 26 July 2010, in which Kaing Guek Eav alias Duch was convicted and sentenced to a period of 30 years imprisonment.

On 5 August, 2010 the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia (ECCC) started to produce 5,000 printed copies of the entire Duch’s verdict and 17,000 copies of the judgment summary in Khmer language. The publications are to be distributed to the public free of charge.

The hearing for the pronouncment of the verdict in the "Duch"-trial will start at 10am (Phnom Penh time) on Monday 26 July 2010. The complete verdict will be posted on this website on Monday afternoon. The verdict will also be available for download from http://unakrt-online.org/001verdict.htmDue to bandwidth limitations in Cambodia, we recommend oversea visitors to this web site to download the verdict from the UNAKRT web server above.  A live web stream (English language) from the verdict hearing can be accessed at mms://85.159.203.30/krt

On this page we have assembled practical information as well as background information for media representatives coming to cover the pronouncement of the verdict in the "Duch"-trial on 26 July 2010.

The ECCC has become an official sponsor of a Cambodian radio show which educates listeners about the traumatic impact of the Khmer Rouge regime and offers on-air counseling to Khmer Rouge survivors.The tribunal’s Victims Support Unit (VSS) will help fund the production and broadcasting costs of The Past in the Present, after signing an agreement with the programme’s producer, the Transcultural Psychological Organisation (TPO), on 22 July 2010.

A visiting senior official of the US government on Saturday 17 July paid a visit to the Khmer Rouge tribunal to gain first-hand knowledge of the work of the tribunal, which is expected to hand down its first judgment on 26 July.

The Co-Investigating Judges have today, pursuant to Internal Rule 66 (4), forwarded the case file in Case 002 to the Co-Prosecutors.  The Co-Prosecutors have a maximum of 45 days to file their final submission to the Co-Investigating Judges. After the receipt of the final submission from the Co-Prosecutors, the Co-Investigating Judges will issue a Closing Order in Case 002. The Closing Order will be either an indictment sending the case for trial or a dismissal of the case (partially or totally). The charged persons in Case 002 are currently Nuon Chea, Khieu Samphan, Ieng Sary, Ieng Thirith and Kaing Guek Eav. 

The Japanese government has donated US $2.26 to the national side of the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia (ECCC) after the pledging conference held in New York last 25 May 2010.

On June 16, the German government, represented by its implementing agency German Technical Cooperation (GTZ), signed an agreement with the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia (ECCC) pledging an additional 400,000 Euros to the tribunal’s Victims Support Section (VSS) for the continuing improvement of victims’ participation in the Khmer Rouge trials.