Expectations of justice in Cambodia  Thirty years after the fall
of Pol Pot, can the Khmer Rouge tribunal provide justice or
explain the regime's motives?   • theguardian.com,   • Jump to
comments ()  After a decade of protracted negotiation, and
almost 30 years after the fall of the notorious Khmer Rouge
regime, the extraordinary chambers in the courts of Cambodia
(ECCC) or the Khmer Rouge tribunal for short, was established in
2006. The process leading to the establishment of the tribunal,
the allegations of mismanagement, and the subordination of
justice to national interests during the creation and operations
of the tribunal have generated much debate, anxiety, frustration
and expectation among Cambodians and concerned foreigners.  For
many the establishment of the trial is too late, as some Khmer
Rouge leaders have already died and the remaining ones may not
live to stand trial. Consequently, victims of the regime might
not see justice served. This frustration and anxiety might be
eased with the pre-tria