Cambodia: UN-backed court drops genocide charges against ex-Khmer Rouge navy commander Meas Muth


PHNOM PENH, Dec 18 (AFP): Genocide charges against a Cambodian ex-Khmer Rouge commander were dropped by the United Nations-backed court set up to try leaders of the brutal regime, according to a statement.

The Khmer Rouge, also known as the Communist Party of Kampuchea, sought to transform Cambodia into an agrarian utopia, but instead killed as many as two million people.

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