Hanoi (VNA) - TheExtraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia (ECCC) has announced former senior Khmer Rouge leader Noun Chea, who has been convicted and sentenced to lifein prison, died at the age of 93.
ECCC spokesmanNeth Pheaktra confirmed Nuon Chea died at the Khmer-Soviet Friendship Hospital in Phnom Penhon August 4.
The ECCC wasfounded in 2006 by the United Nations to try the most senior responsiblemembers of the Khmer Rouge for alleged crimes perpetrated during the Cambodiangenocide.
In November2018, the ECCC convicted two Khmer Rouge leaders – Nuon Chea and Khieu Samphan– of genocide and other crimes against humanity, sentencing them to lifeimpresionment. –VNA
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