AFP
PHNOM PENH - CAMBODIA'S UN-backed war crimes court has threatened legal action in a bid to prevent publication of leaked details of a new Khmer Rouge case, adding to controversy over the investigation.
The document, describing prosecution allegations of war crimes and crimes against humanity by two ex-Khmer Rouge members during the regime's 1975-79 rule, was sent to the press on Tuesday.
In a furious statement the two judges tasked with investigating the claims said anyone publishing information from this confidential document would risk contempt of court charges.
They added there was credible information that the content has been divulged by a disloyal staff member of the court.
The leak comes as victims and observers are increasingly concerned about the lack of openness in the investigation and fear court officials are caving in to government demands to dismiss the case.
'The judges are definitely upset about the leak,' said trial monitor Clair Duffy from the Open Society Justice Initiative, stressing that the court shared some of the blame.
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