Former Khmer Rouge official Yim Tith, also known as Ta Tith, voluntarily attended his Initial Appearance at the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia (ECCC) (pictured), a UN-backed tribunal in Phnom Penh. Mr Yim faces charges of genocide, crimes against humanity, grave breaches of the Geneva Conventions and violations of the 1956 Penal Code.
For more information about this case and Yim Tith’s charges, click the following links:
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/former-kr-official-ta-tith-charged-with-genocide-102601/
http://www.eccc.gov.kh/en/articles/mr-yim-tith-charged-case-004
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Text source: www.cambodiadaily.com (December 10th 2015)