Khmer Rouge officials charged over two murders
Two former Khmer Rouge officials have been arrested and charged for their alleged role in the murder of a British mine clearance expert and his interpreter 11 years ago, officials in Cambodia said today.
Ke Sakhan, a Phnom Penh investigating judge, said he charged Khem Ngun and Loch Mao with premeditated murder and illegal confinement yesterday.
The judge said the men have been charged for their role in the murder of Bristol-born Christopher Howes, a mine clearance expert, and Huon Huot, his Cambodian interpreter, in 1996.
He said he has also ordered both men be remanded into custody until their trial.
Punishment for premeditated murder is up to 20 years in prison and illegal confinement of a person carries a 10-year sentence.
