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From Khmer Rouge, a last insult

PHNOM PENH - War crimes suspect Ieng Sary dealt a final act of disrespect to Cambodians when he died last week, workers for the war crimes tribunal say.

Ieng Sary (left) was a chief policy maker and "foreign minister" in the regime of his brother-in-law Pol Pot. Photo at right shows Ieng Sary in the defendant's box at the war crimes tribunal, where he never was convicted. (File photos)

The former Khmer Rouge insider figuratively took millions of dollars worth of bank accounts and property with him when he died.

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  • abbub

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    Discussion 3 : 21 Mar 2013 at 09.423

    I wonder if Thailand can explain why, after the fall of the Khmer huge, Pol Pot was given 6 years sanctuary in Thailand. Maybe some retired general can clarify this...

  • Eggmeng

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    Discussion 2 : 21 Mar 2013 at 08.442

    And who were Ieng Sary's trading partners when he was extracting "...huge amounts of timber and gemstones from Thai-Cambodian border areas"?

    How about a riddle. Who is responsible for protecting Thailand's borders, wear green, and at the top are always unusually wealthy?

  • tcr

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    Discussion 1 : 21 Mar 2013 at 08.421

    Ridiculous it's taken soooooo long for justice to be handed out. What a waste of time and taxpayers money.

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