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Khieu Samphan (Khmer: ខៀវ សំផន; born 28 July 1931) is a Cambodian former communist politician and economist who was the chairman of the state presidium of Democratic Kampuchea from 1976 until 1979.
Nov 19, 2007 · Khieu Samphan was found guilty of crimes against humanity and sentenced to life imprisonment. On 23 November 2016, the Supreme Court Chamber quashed part of the convictions but affirmed life imprisonment for Khieu Samphan in Case 002/01. Trial hearings in Case 002/02 commenced on 17 October 2014.
Sep 22, 2022 · The decision of the Extraordinary Chambers in the Court of Cambodia ( ECCC) to uphold the conviction of the regime’s last surviving leader, Khieu Samphan, ends more than 13 years of hearings by...
Feb 1, 2023 · Samphan, who was convicted by a U.N.-backed tribunal of genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes for his role as a leader of the communist Khmer Rouge when they ruled Cambodia in 1975-1979, has been transferred from the tribunal’s jail to serve his life sentence at a Cambodian state prison.
Sep 22, 2022 · Mr. Khieu Samphan, urbane and multilingual, was the nominal leader and presentable face of the Khmer Rouge and a member of its tight-knit inner circle. During the tribunal’s proceedings,...
Sep 22, 2022 · The Khmer Rouge seized power in Cambodia in 1975 and governed until 1979. Experts estimate that some two million people died during their rule from starvation, sickness and murder. Khieu Samphan, aged 91, was the regime’s head of state.
Sep 22, 2022 · The tribunal will issue its ruling on an appeal by Khieu Samphan, the last surviving leader of the Khmer Rouge government that ruled Cambodia from 1975-79. He was convicted in 2018 of genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes and sentenced to life in prison.
Sep 23, 2022 · The tribunal’s appeal judges yesterday confirmed the conviction against 91-year-old Khieu Samphan, the former head of state, for his role in these crimes. Yesterday’s decision was a turning...
Aug 17, 2021 · The defendant, Khieu Samphan, 90, was the head of state for the fanatical communist regime that ravaged the country through campaigns of torture, execution, forced labor and starvation. His...
Sep 22, 2022 · Khieu Samphan was the group’s nominal head of state but, in his trial defense, denied having real decision-making powers when the Khmer Rouge carried out a reign of terror to...
