The Cambodian government has approved a draft law and stiff penalties to counter those who would deny the atrocities committed by the Khmer Rouge which ruled this country between 1975 and 1979, when up to a third of the population perished.
Under the law, Khmer Rouge deniers can be charged and jailed for terms of one-five years and subjected to fines of US$2,500 to $125,000. The law is expected to pass the National Assembly given the ruling Cambodian People’s Party (CPP) holds 120 of its 125 seats.
Details of the law were released by the cabinet as the 50th anniversary of the fall of Phnom Penh to Pol Pot and his ultra-Maoists approaches and as the Khmer Rouge tribunal is finalizing legal work from a marathon war crimes trial that secured convictions for genocide and crimes against humanity.
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