Khmer Rouge Ex-Leaders Give Final Statements at War Crimes Tribunal

The Khmer Rouge's top two living ex-leaders denied charges of war crimes and crimes against humanity at their final statement at a United Nations-backed tribunal in Cambodia Thursday. Nuon Chea, known as "Brother Number Two," told the Phnom Penh court he felt "deepest remorse" for the victims of the Khmer Rouge. But he insisted he never told any of his communist cadres to commit crimes. "Through this trial, it is indicated clearly that I was not engaged in any ...

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