Khmer Rouge Leader Is Arrested

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Source: New York Times

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia, Nov. 19 — The former Khmer Rouge head of state Khieu Samphan, who was taken from a hospital here and arrested today, will join three other members of the regime’s central committee and the commandant of its most notorious torture house, in a detention facility at the headquarters of the international tribunal set up to bring Khmer Rouge leaders to justice.

Mr. Khieu Samphan, 76, is the last of five top leaders sought by prosecutors in advance of trials expected to begin next year.

Mr. Khieu Samphan was brought to a hospital in Phnom Penh, the capital, last Wednesday after suffering an apparent stroke. Witnesses said that he was supported on both sides on Monday by the officers who escorted him to a police car after his arrest.

The special international tribunal, which has been set up with the assistance of the United Nations to bring the Khmer Rouge leadership to justice, said in a statement: “An initial appearance will be held today during which he will be informed of the charges which have been brought against him.”


Read more: http://www.nytimes.com/2007/11/20/world/asia/20cambo.html?ref=world