Cambodia Upholds Murder Conviction of Khmer Rouge Commander
Cambodia Upholds Murder Conviction of Khmer Rouge Commander
Cambodia's Supreme Court has upheld the conviction of a former Khmer Rouge commander for the murder of three western backpackers.From Cambodia Upholds Murder Conviction of Khmer Rouge Commander Email this page to a friendThe five-member Supreme Court rejected Chhouk Rin's final appeal against his conviction and life sentence for his role in the deaths of the backpackers.
The three young men from Australia, Britain and France were captured in 1994 during a Khmer Rouge attack on a passenger train in southern Cambodia. They were held for several weeks at a Khmer Rouge mountain stronghold before being killed after ransom negotiations failed.
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