Ieng Thirith

The former "first lady" of Cambodia's murderous Khmer Rouge regime passed away today, according to a UN-backed tribunal, without victims ever seeing her face trial on charges of genocide and crimes against humanity.

The former "First Lady" of Cambodia's murderous Khmer Rouge regime was freed on Sunday, a court official said, after the country's war crimes tribunal ruled she was unfit to stand trial. Ieng Thirith, 80, who experts say suffers from Alzheimer's disease, was released from the purpose-built detention facility at the court where she has been held sin...

The former "first lady" of Cambodia's murderous Khmer Rouge regime passed away today, according to a UN-backed tribunal, without victims ever seeing her face trial on charges of genocide and crimes against humanity.

The former "First Lady" of Cambodia's murderous Khmer Rouge regime was freed on Sunday, a court official said, after the country's war crimes tribunal ruled she was unfit to stand trial. Ieng Thirith, 80, who experts say suffers from Alzheimer's disease, was released from the purpose-built detention facility at the court where she has been held sin...