It's amazing that 30 years later there still have not been any war crimes trials or international action. The "communist" leadership that is in power has always balked at any international attempts to move this forward, probably because many of the old guard were part of the Khmer Rouge themselves.
The entire history of the Khmer Rouge and their international assistance is beyond sad. China financially supported them, Vietnam aided them (initially) with troops, the US under Reagan supported Pol Pot in the UN, the King of Cambodia even supported the Khmer Rouge in his own lust for power and after 20-25% of the population died over four years, even today nothing has happened and nobody has ever been held accountable. The UN has somehow spent over $30M in creating a war crimes tribunal but there's nothing to show for all of its spending.
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30th anniversary of Khmer Rouge government
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