Khieu Samphan | Cambodian politician | Britannica (original) (raw)

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trial in Cambodia

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  In Khmer Rouge
  Khieu Samphan and Nuon Chea, the movement’s chief diplomat and ideologue respectively, were convicted of crimes against humanity in 2014 and sentenced to life in prison. Both were also found guilty in 2018 on charges of genocide in the tribunal’s final trial against Khmer Rouge…
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  In Cambodia: Khmer Rouge Tribunal
  …former high-ranking Khmer Rough officials, Khieu Samphan and Nuon Chea, were convicted in 2014 for crimes against humanity and in 2018 for genocide and received life sentences. Another defendant, Ieng Sary, died in 2013 before a verdict could be reached.
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