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UN ends negotiations with Cambodia for proposed court to try former Khmer Rouge

The United Nations today announced it was ending negotiations with Cambodia to set up a tribunal to try former Khmer Rouge leaders, saying the court as planned would not be fair and that the Government has rejected a proposed agreement governing the assistance that the UN would provide.

UN still awaiting clarification from Cambodia on proposed Khmer Rouge tribunal

A United Nations spokesman said today that contrary to press reports citing statements by Cambodian officials, the world body was still awaiting clarifications from Phnom Penh concerning a number of points raised earlier by a top UN legal official about a proposed tribunal to try Khmer Rouge leaders.