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Survey: 74.5% of civil party members approve of ECCC's role

Survey: 74.5% of civil party members approve of ECCC's role

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According to a recent survey published by Harvard University and the Cambodian Human Rights and Development Association (ADHOC), 74.5 percent of civil party members involved in case 002 believes the Extraordinary Chambers in the Court of Cambodia (ECCC) are living up to their duties in finding justice for the victims of the Khmer Rouge.

92.5 percent of the members answered that the ECCC are re-building trust and confidence among the people of Cambodia.
 
The survey, which was done on 120 of 3,864 civil party members, also pointed out that 93.3 percent of the people interviewed, believes the ECCC will promote national reconciliation, while 95.2 percent said the ECCC will bring justice to the victims and their families.

88.8 percent believes the ECCC is neutral and ECCC judges are fair, while 70.1 percent answer they are biased towards certain people's interests.

74.8 percent said, they would donate money to the ECCC.

Neth Pheaktra, the Khmer Rouge tribunal spokesman, said  the survey had clearly reflected the the key role of the UN-backed war crimes court in the trials of the Khmer Rouge leaders, so justice and truth can be found in the deaths of the victims.

"The Khmer Rouge Tribunal are facing two main issues: finance and the old age of suspects. The court is speeding up the trials to give an answer to the victims who are waiting," he said.

This Monday the court will listen to Sar Savin, a civil party member and a former driver for the Khmer Rouge delegation.

He will take the witness stand to talk about his experiences when he joined the Khmer Rouge and the political studies that were taught by it's leaders.