Saturday, 21 February 2009

Lawyers for Samphan lost an appeal at Cambodia's UN-backed genocide tribunal to have his case file translated into French for his famed attorney

Former Khmer Rouge head of state Khieu Samphan sits in a court room at Extraodinary Chambers in the Court of Cambodia (ECCC) in Phnom Penh on December 4, 2008. Lawyers for Samphan Friday lost an appeal at Cambodia's UN-backed genocide tribunal to have his case file translated into French for his famed attorney.(AFP/POOL/File/Mak Remissa)

A camera records a live feed of Khieu Samphan, a former Khmer Rouge leader and head of state, while he sits in the dock during his third pre-trial chamber public hearing at the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia (ECCC) on the outskirts of Phnom Penh February 20, 2009. Kieu Samphan is charged with war crimes and crimes against humanity.REUTERS/Chor Sokunthea (CAMBODIA)

A vehicle transports Khieu Samphan, a former Khmer Rouge leader and head of state, from his cell for his third pre-trial chamber public hearing at the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia (ECCC) on the outskirts of Phnom Penh February 20, 2009. Kieu Samphan is charged with war crimes and crimes against humanity.REUTERS/Chor Sokunthea (CAMBODIA)

A live feed shows Khieu Samphan, a former Khmer Rouge leader and head of state, sitting in the dock during his third pre-trial chamber public hearing at the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia (ECCC) on the outskirts of Phnom Penh February 20, 2009 .Kieu Samphan is charged with war crimes and crimes against humanity.REUTERS/Chor Sokunthea (CAMBODIA)

A video grab shows Khieu Samphan, a former Khmer Rouge leader and head of state, sitting in the dock during his third pre-trial chamber public hearing at the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia (ECCC) on the outskirts of Phnom Penh February 20, 2009. Kieu Samphan is charged with war crimes and crimes against humanity. REUTERS/ECCC/Handout (CAMBODIA). FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR SALE FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS.)

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