CAMBODIA: First Khmer Rouge cases filed at tribunal
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Nearly thirty years after Cambodia's genocide, prosecutors at an international tribunal have filed their first cases against the former Khmer Rouge leaders who're accused of presiding over mass killings. It's the first significant judicial step taken since the tribunal was set up a year ago, and follows years of stalled attempts. As many as two-million people died in the so-called "killing fields" between 1975 and 1979, under the Khmer Rouge marxist state. The names of the first defendants have not been revealed.
Presenter: Sen Lam
Speakers: Hong Lim, a Cambodian-born member of the Victorian state parliament in Australia
