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Khmer Rouge Tribunal

The Khmer Rouge, a regime responsible for the dying of 1/5 of Cambodia?s population in the 1970?s will be brought to justice. A joint venture spearheaded by the Cambodian parliament and sanctioned by United Nation will lead to the forming a tribunal for the purpose of putting the senior leaders to trial. However, the time in which it will take place is yet undetermined. The biggest reason for that is the fact that bringing them to justice will cost more than $50 million.

Other from curing the sores of what the United Nations has defined as genocide, the internationally-backed procedure could help professionalize the judiciary in a nation that has infamously corrupt cops and courts. But optimism has been tempered by the 6 years of negotiations and lawmaking setbacks that held up the UN agreement and ratification, many Cambodians lost hope ages ago.

The sanction came in the middle of other uncertainties about Cambodia`s future. Last Thursday, Cambodia`s 81-year-old King Norodom Sihanouk announced his abdication, citing ill health .Within 24 hours, lawmakers approved legislation to establish a Throne Council to choose his successor - evidence the government can move quickly when it so chooses.