You are wrong. In the west, the court can still charge the person who have died. However, the court mostly have chosen to dismiss the case because it is not feasible to persue the case against the dead. It's not because they cannot charge the dead. They still could.
On Nov 11, 4:20 pm, Soriya <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > In the West: > > - People don't accuse or charge dead people, because dead people can't > defend themselves. > - If a person is charged with a crime & then dies before a court > verdict is reached, all the charges against him/her are nullified, > and > the judge in charge of the case has the power to declare that the > accused person isn't guilty, but no one has the power to declare that > he/she is guilty. > - After Saddam Hussein was hung, no American cheered openly on the > streets, & George W. Bush even criticized the Iraqi > executioners of being rude to a person who was going to be executed by > them. > > In Cambodia: > > - Pol Pot isn't charged with anything by the Khmer Rouge Tribunal, > because he's dead, & therefore can't defend himself. > - Only the living Khmer Rouge leaders are charged with genocide & > crimes against humanity. > > Soriya --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Cambodia Discussion (CAMDISC) - www.cambodia.org" group. This is an unmoderated forum. Please refrain from using foul language. Thank you for your understanding. Peace among us and in Cambodia. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/camdisc Learn more - http://www.cambodia.org -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
