Mr. Jacques Vergès

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Jacques Vergès (France) was admitted to the Bar of Paris in 1955. A former member of the resistance movement, an anti-colonial activist and a fervent defender of rights to self-determination, Mr. Vergès is responsible for making the legal strategy of rupture defence famous. Having intervened in highly publicized international cases, Mr. Jacques Vergès has notably represented militants from the Algerian National Liberation Front, terrorists Carlos, Anis Naccache or Georges Ibrahim Abdallah, those involved in the Action Directe French revolutionary group, and Klaus Barbie, accused of crimes against humanity in French courts of law. He has also authored various books, such as De la stratégie judiciaire (1968), Le Salaud lumineux (1996) ou La passion de défendre (2008).

  • Nationality : France
  • Office : Defence
  • Case : Case 002
  • Position : Former Co-Lawyer for Khieu Samphan
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សេចក្តីប្រកាសព័ត៌មានរបស់អង្គភាពគាំពារការការពារក្តី

អង្គភាពគាំពារការការពារក្តីនៃអង្គជំនុំជម្រះវិសាមញ្ញក្នុងតុលាការកម្ពុជា សូមជូនដំណឹងពីមរណភាពរបស់ លោក Jacques Verges សហមេធាវីអន្តរជាតិការពារក្តីជនជាប់ចោទ ខៀវ សំផន កាលពីថ្ងៃទី១៥ ខែសីហា ឆ្នាំ២០១៣ ។ លោក Jacques Verges បានធ្វើមរណភាពនៅប្រទេសបារាំងក្នុងអាយុ ៨៨ ឆ្នាំ ក្រោយពីបានប្រកបវិជ្ជាជីវៈយ៉ាងយូរក្នុងរឿងក្តីព្រហ្មទណ្ឌ ដែលបានការពារកូនក្តីមានឈ្មោះបោះសំឡេងជាច្រើននៅជុំវិញពិភពលោក។ លោក Verges បានការពារក្តីលោក ខៀវ សំផន ចាប់តាំងពីខែវិច្ឆិកា ឆ្នាំ២០០៧ នៅពេលដែលជនជាប់ចោទរូបនេះត្រូវបានឃុំខ្លួនបណ្តោះអាសន្ន នៅ អ.វ.ត.ក ។ ប៉ុន្មានឆ្នាំចុងក្រោយនេះ លោក Verges មិនសូវបង្ហាញវត្តមាននៅ អ.វ.ត.ក ទេ ។ លោក ខៀវ សំផន ត្រូវបានក

Déclaration à l'occasion du décès de Maître Jacques Vergès

La Section d'Appui à la Défense (DSS) des Chambres Extraordinaires au sein des Tribunaux Cambodgiens (CETC) a pris note du décès, le 15 août 2013, de Me Jacques Vergès, co-avocat international de l'accusé M. Khieu Samphan. Me Vergès est décédé en France à l'âge de 88 ans après une longue carrière dans la défense pénale, ayant représenté de nombreux clients médiatisés à travers le monde.

Statement on the passing of Mr. Jacques Verges

The Defence Support Section (DSS) of the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia (ECCC) notes the death, on August 15, 2013, of Mr. Jacques Verges, International Co-Lawyer for the Accused Mr. Khieu Samphan. Mr. Verges died in France at the age of 88 after a long career in criminal defence, representing numerous high-profile clients around the world.

Kong Sam Onn appointed as national Co-Lawyer for Khieu Samphan

Dr. Sa Sovan, the Cambodian Co-Lawyer for Khieu Samphan, has withdrawn from his position with agreement from his client. The Defence Support Section wishes to thank Dr. Sa for his contribution to Mr. Khieu Samphan’s defence.