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Awaiting Khmer Rouge Verdict, Cambodian Survivors on Edge

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The U.N.-backed Khmer Rouge tribunal is set to issue a verdict in the first phase of a trial against two aging regime leaders on Thursday, in a greatly anticipated moment for survivors of the regime and a major test of the court’s mandate. Nuon Chea, 87, and Khieu Samphan, 82, are facing charges for their roles as leaders within the movement. Thursday’s verdict will be a landmark for the court, which has only tried and convicted one other Khmer Rouge member so far. But it could...

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