Case of Khmer Rouge Dissident a Dilemma
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From Times Wire Reports
Politicians struggled over how to handle the case of a Khmer Rouge leader implicated in the deaths of 2 million Cambodians during the 1970s but now negotiating peace with the government. King Norodom Sihanouk--at varying times an ally, foe and prisoner of the Khmer Rouge--says only overwhelming public support would persuade him to pardon dissident leader Ieng Sary. The king said in an interview that he believes members of the former Khmer Rouge regime should be tried by an international court for crimes against humanity.
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