UN Interviewing for Key Khmer Rouge Tribunal Posts

November 28 -- The United Nations announced recently it has developed a short list of candidates to fill the positions of International Judges, International Co-Prosecutor, International Co-Investigating Judge, and International Judges of the Pre-Trial Chamber. Interviews for the positions will allow the Khmer Rouge Tribunal, a mixed-court system established to try aging former leaders of the Khmer Rouge accused of killing hundreds of thousands of civilians between April 1975 and January 1979, to move forward. According to the UN, the courts will be comprised of both international and Cambodian judges to enhance prospects for impartiality and independence.

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Last updated November 28, 2005