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Cambodia tribunal subject of anti-corruption talks

By Bernard Hibbitts (editor) and University of Pittsburgh School of Law students.

[JURIST] UN assistant secretary general for legal affairs Peter Taksoe-Jensen stated Monday that significant progress was made during discussions of corruption alleged to exist in the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia (ECCC). Taksoe-Jensen commented that he and Cambodian Deputy Prime Minister Sok An had gone over a possible anti-corruption mechanism for the court. The ECCC was created in 2006 to try former Khmer Rouge leaders, but has faced repeated allegations of kickbacks and other irregularities, which judges for the court deny. Also Monday, US governance monitor Global Integrity released a report rating Cambodia as "Weak" in the areas of Anti-Corruption and Rule of Law. Some believe that such allegations of corruption are a leading cause of the ECCC's extreme financial difficulties, discouraging potential donors from contributing funds. Despite Japan's pledge of an additional $21 million in January, it is feared that the court may be bankrupt in less than a month. The ECCC announced last June that it planned to end its operations a year early because of limited funding.

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