Tuesday, 5 February 2008

Former Khmer Rouge foreign minister, detained for trial, taken to hospital

AP - Tuesday, February 5

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia - Ieng Sary, the former Khmer Rouge foreign minister detained for trial by Cambodia's U.N.-backed genocide tribunal, has been hospitalized for a urinary tract problem, his lawyer said Monday

The lawyer, Ang Udom, said 78-year-old Ieng Sary was rushed to Calmette Hospital _ widely considered Cambodia's best medical facility _ after urinating blood.

Tribunal spokesman Reach Sambath confirmed that Ieng Sary, who has a history of heart trouble, was being treated in a hospital. The spokesman declined to discuss any details.

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