Convicted Khmer Rouge leader moved to Cambodian state prison

By SOPHENG CHEANG
Associated Press

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — Khieu Samphan, who was convicted by a U.N.-backed tribunal of genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes for his role as a leader of the communist Khmer Rouge when they ruled Cambodia in 1975-1979, has been transferred from the tribunal’s jail to serve his life sentence at a state prison. The tribunal, called the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia, says Khieu Samphan was moved Monday from its custom-built detention facility to serve the remainder of his sentence in the provincial prison in Kandal, which adjoins the capital, Phnom Penh. Khieu Samphan, 91, is the last surviving top leader of the communist Khmer Rouge, whose radical policies are blamed for the deaths of an estimated 1.7 million people.