May Titthara
/ Jonathan Cox
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| Im Chaem will have her case split from Case 004 to speed up her indictment. ECCC |
The Khmer Rouge Tribunal’s investigating judges on February 5 ordered the court to split Im Chaem’s case off from Case 004, putting her on the fast track to a possible indictment while judicial investigation continues into the other Case 004 defendants, Ao An and Ta Tith.
Mrs. Chaem allegedly organized murders and mass exterminations at the Phnom Trayoung security center and Spean Sreng forced labor camp in Banteay Meanchey, where she served as district chief for the Khmer Rouge. She was charged in absentia by former co-investigating judge Mark Harmon last March, despite opposition from Prime Minister Hun Sen, who said expanding the prosecutions could unleash civil war. The judicial investigation into Mrs. Chaem concluded on December 18, 2015, and the defense and prosecution were given the opportunity to request further information. Now that no new requests have been received, Mrs. Chaem’s case has been split off into case 004/01 so that the decision on whether to indict her can be reached as quickly as possible, the court announced yesterday.
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