PRESS STATEMENT
This
afternoon H.E. Deputy Prime Minister Sok An and Ms Patricia O’Brien,
Under Secretary-General for Legal Affairs, the Legal Counsel of the
United Nations, met at the Office of the Council of Ministers to discuss
recent developments at the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of
Cambodia (ECCC).
Both
Parties reiterated their strong support for the work of the ECCC, their
appreciation to the donors, and pride in its success achieved to date,
including unprecedented public participation. They stressed the critical
importance of Case 002 as one of the most signficant cases in
international judicial history, bringing to trial all the surviving
senior leaders of a genocidal regime.
The
Deputy Prime Minister emphasised the need for decision makers on both
sides to discharge their responsibilities without allowing themselves to
be distracted by intense speculation, pressure and interference from
the media and other outside parties.
They
welcomed the imminent Final Judgment in Case 001 and the announcement
that the substantive trial in Case 002 will commence on 21 November 2011
and they expressed their desire that the judicial processes move
forward speedily and smoothly.
20 October 2011