Allegations: Charges of crimes against humanity refer to the forced ... After the regime's fall he succeeded Pol Pot as the head of the movement and became its public face as it sought ...

First drawn to communism while studying in France during the 1950’s, Saloth Sar - better known as Pol Pot - is known as one of the most ruthless and despised leaders in modern history. This haunting ...

Thayer was the only reporter to interview pol pot in two decades. He was also the only one to talk to all of the top Khmer Rouge leaders. "Nuon Chea, in my view, is more guilty of crime against ...

Under the law, Khmer Rouge deniers can be charged and jailed for terms of one-five years and subjected to fines of US$2,500 ...

Two former Khmer Rouge leaders have been found guilty of crimes against humanity by a Cambodian court and sentenced to life in prison. Nuon Chea, who was deputy to the infamous Pol Pot ...

Under draft legislation announced last week, anyone denying “the truth of the bitter past” could be imprisoned for up to five ...

Under the seven-article bill, people who ‘deny the truth of the bitter past’ will be jailed between one to five years and ...

Cambodia's government approved a draft law that will jail for five years anyone denying atrocities, including genocide, ...

A United Nations-backed special tribunal charged with prosecuting the crimes of the Khmer Rouge regime, which was led by Pol Pot and ruled Cambodia in the late 1970s, recently held its final ...

The draft law, which imposes penalties on those who deny these crimes, was approved during a cabinet meeting chaired by Prime ...

The ultra-Maoist movement – led by “Brother No 1” Pol Pot – wiped out about 2 million people through ... The draft law – which aims to prevent a repeat of the Khmer Rouge’s crimes and to provide ...