Hearing for Cambodian Khmer Rouge leader charged over New Zealander Kerry Hamill’s death

A war crimes tribunal will hear appeals involving a Khmer Rouge veteran charged over the death of New Zealander Kerry Hamill.

In 1978, Hamill, brother of Olympic rower Rob Hamill, was seized from a boat off Cambodia, detained in Tuol Sleng​ prison, tortured and executed.

Court documents showed three days of hearings in the decade-long case against Cambodian naval officer Meas Muth​ were set to start on November 27.

In full: https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/crime/117344458/hearing-for-cambodian-khmer-rouge-leader-charged-over-new-zealander-kerry-hamills-death

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