Khieu Samphan provisional detention order [ECCC]

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Khieu Samphan provisional detention order [ECCC]

November 19, 2007 10:05:00 pm

Order of Provisional Detention for Khieu Samphan, Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia (ECCC). November 19, 2007 [ordering the provisional detention of former Khmer Rouge head of state Khieu Samphan on charges of crimes against humanity and war crimes]. Read the full text of the order [PDF]. Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here.

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