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47.
On 22 September 2011, the Chamber severed the charges in Case 002,
notifying the parties of the scope of Case 002/01 and informing them that additional
charges could later be included within the scope of Case 002/01.125 On 18 October
2011, the Chamber clarified that, although the development of the five policies as a
general matter fell within the scope of, and could be examined in Case 002/01, there
would be no examination of the implementation of policies other than those pertaining
to the specific factual allegations falling within the scope of Case 002/01.126 The same
day, the Chamber also notified the parties of the topical and procedural sequence in
which the Chamber would hear the evidence in Case 002/01.127 Following the first
two trial segments concerning the historical background, Democratic Kampuchea
policies and administrative and communication structures, the Chamber began hearing
evidence relating to the factual allegations falling within the scope of Case 002/01 and
the responsibility of the Accused on 2 October 2012.
48.
On 8 October 2012, the Chamber extended Case 002/01 to include executions
of former Khmer Republic officials at Tuol Po Chrey.128 After the Supreme Court
Chamber annulled the Trial Chamber’s severance order and all related decisions,129
the Trial Chamber consulted the parties as directed by the Supreme Court Chamber
and decided again to sever the case along the lines previously determined.130 The
hearing of evidence concerning executions at Tuol Po Chrey commenced the week of
29 April 2013.
paras 23-24; Decision on Objections to the Admissibility of Witness, Victim and Civil Party
Statements and Case 001 Transcripts Proposed by the Co-Prosecutors and Civil Party Lead CoLawyers, E299, 15 August 2013, para. 20; Decision on Severance of Case 002 following Supreme
Court Chamber Decision of 8 February 2013, E284, 26 April 2013, para. 117.
125
Severance Order Pursuant to Internal Rule 89ter, E124, 22 September 2011, paras 5-6.
126
Decision on Co-Prosecutor's Request for Reconsideration of the Terms of the Trial Chamber's
Severance Order (E124/2) and Related Motions and Annexes, E124/7, 18 October 2011, para. 11; See
also, Response to Issues Raised by Parties in Advance of Trial and Scheduling of Informal Meeting
with Senior Legal Officer on 18 November 2011 (TC), E141, 17 November 2011, p. 2.
127
Decision on Co-Prosecutor's Request for Reconsideration of the Terms of the Trial Chamber's
Severance Order (E124/2) and Related Motions and Annexes, E124/7, 18 October 2011; See also,
Response to Issues Raised by Parties in Advance of Trial and Scheduling of Informal Meeting with
Senior Legal Officer on 18 November 2011 (TC), E141, 17 November 2011, p. 2.
128
Notification of Decision on Co-Prosecutors’ Request to Include Additional Crime Sites within the
Scope of the Trial in Case 002/01 (E163) and Deadline for Submission of Applicable Law Portion of
Closing Briefs (TC), E163/5, 8 October 2012.
129
Decision on the Co-Prosecutors’ Immediate Appeal of the Trial Chamber’s Decision concerning
the Scope of Case 002/01 (SCC), E163/5/1/13, 8 February 2013.
130
Decision on Severance of Case 002 following Supreme Court Chamber Decision of 8 February
2013, E284, 26 April 2013, para. 88.
Case 002/01, Judgement, 7 August 2014 - Public
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