SECRETARY-GENERAL REGRETS POL POT'S DEATH RULES OUT POSSIBILITY OF TRIAL

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17 April 1998

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SECRETARY-GENERAL REGRETS POL POT'S DEATH RULES OUT POSSIBILITY OF TRIAL

19980417 The following statement was issued today by the Spokesman for Secretary-General Kofi Annan:

The Secretary-General regrets that Pol Pot's death rules out the possibility of his trial under international law for crimes against humanity.

He shares the continuing anguish of the Cambodian people who suffered terribly under Pol Pot's rule, as well as their wish that justice ultimately be served on those who share his guilt for one of history's most notorious reigns of terror.

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SECRETARY-GENERAL REGRETS POL POT'S DEATH RULES OUT POSSIBILITY OF TRIAL

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SECRETARY-GENERAL REGRETS POL POT'S DEATH RULES OUT POSSIBILITY OF TRIAL

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