Khieu Sampan is charge with crimes against humanity and war crimes committed under the Khmer Rouge regime. [AFP]
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Cambodia's genocide tribunal has abruptly halted a pre-trial hearing for the former president of the Khmer Rouge, Khieu Samphan.
It came after Khieu Samphan's French lawyer, Jacques Verges, stormed out of the hearing.
Mr Verges says he told the tribunal its failure to translate the case file into French, the trial's official language, made the proceedings invalud.
Mr Verges says he should be capable of knowing the details of the accusations against his client.He says the judges asked his client to find a new lawyer.
The tribunal has charged Khieu Samphan with crimes against humanity and war crimes committed under the Khmer Rouge regime in the late 1970s.In a book published last year Khieu Samphan put the blame on the Khmer Rouge leader, Pol Pot, who died a decade ago.
Most of the bail hearing was held in-camera, and it's not known when a decision will be made.
Cambodia's genocide tribunal has abruptly halted a pre-trial hearing for the former president of the Khmer Rouge, Khieu Samphan.
It came after Khieu Samphan's French lawyer, Jacques Verges, stormed out of the hearing.
Mr Verges says he told the tribunal its failure to translate the case file into French, the trial's official language, made the proceedings invalud.
Mr Verges says he should be capable of knowing the details of the accusations against his client.He says the judges asked his client to find a new lawyer.
The tribunal has charged Khieu Samphan with crimes against humanity and war crimes committed under the Khmer Rouge regime in the late 1970s.In a book published last year Khieu Samphan put the blame on the Khmer Rouge leader, Pol Pot, who died a decade ago.
Most of the bail hearing was held in-camera, and it's not known when a decision will be made.
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