Cambodians Mark Khmer Rouge Anniversary

Opposition leaders, monks and villagers took part in a somber ceremony. Today is the 33rd anniversary of the day the Khmer Rouge started their regime in the capital's infamous killing fields.

The 33rd anniversary of "Year Zero," when the Khmer Rouge's brutal rule in Cambodia began, has been marked by criticism because of the slow process to prosecute the group's leaders.

Opposition leader Sam Rainsy criticizes the government for the long delay of the trial. He told mourners not to forget the killing fields and urged the tribunal to prosecute the former Khmer Rouge leaders.

[Sam Rainsy, Opposition Leader]:
"We must never forget this day and we ask the Khmer Rouge tribunal with the participation of the United Nation to prosecute the former Khmer Rouge leaders in an effective way so as to bring justice to the victims of the Khmer Rouge and their families."

No Khmer Rouge leader has ever faced trial. During the rule, an estimated 1.7 million people died of starvation, forced labor... and many were executed.

Survivors of the genocide want justice to be served.

[Yeng Phai, Khmer Rouge Regime Survivor]:
"I want the tribunal to prosecute the Khmer Rouge leaders soon so that I know how they tortured and killed my children and husband. I want the tribunal to punish them the same as when they killed the victims."

A U.N.-backed court recently unveiled a proposal to extend the long-awaited tribunal's three-year life span by two years and drag out the proceedings until 2011.

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[guidingmom]

The person responsible of genicide besides pol pot is Sihanuk. he is responsible of killing the people behind the scene of Pol pot. he is using pol pot. I don't know why no one is speaking this out. he is meaningless king. he is a trader. He lived in China during the pol pot. China provided supplies to the pol pot during the regime. All of the rice product went to China, that is why we starved. And he is still living in China, he goes back and forth to Cambodia and Chia. THE UN KNOWS !!

[khmeramerica]

with out Hun Sen we all don't have a voice in

You Tube.we all may die in cambodian.I know exactly what I'm talking about !

All so we must not forget our land getting smaller because khmer kill khmer ,khmer fighting khmer.Thai and Viet laugh to the bank.Thai take khmer serin viet take khmer krom,What happing to khmer empire?

Let put our hand together build up the country.

If we do I be leave khmer empire will be back.soon the sun will shine the world will see .

[KoCh627]

When you were not train to fight for your beliefs, and looked upon the Buddhism for the answer. We donated money and food, etc..what do you get out from them? Has they invented any things that be useful, or release of suffering. As long as you are alive, you will always have the hunger, ...the hunger for your spirit, your mind and physical body.

[KoCh627]

We think that it was great that Sihanuke won independence from French, we were not realize that as long as we have faith in Buddhism, we had chosen the wrong path. If We still controlled from French, this country would not be like this. Khmer killed Khmer, and Khmer look down each other in order to have a good land. We think that tight our hands together is solution? When we see that the riches opportunities upon the scrap, we abandoning our morality.

[FunanChenla1]

@guidingmom That stupid and ignorant judgment .The UN knew that you are a stupid ,a liar guy.

[Oceancolour5]

@guidingmom! China created monster Polpot and Cambodia civil war so the US special units can come in to search for lost and dead US soldiers without being interfere. In return US gave China economic aid.

[tinkybee1]

SAM RAINSY SHOULD B OUR PRIME MINISTER! HE'S A GOOD MAN!

[tinkybee1]

@khmerIjeat GOSH..Y R U SOOOO FUCKED UP, I JUST WANNA BITCH SLAPP UR MOTHER FOR HAVIN U! AMMEN! GOD BLESS GOOD,DECENT KHMER CITIZENS!

[Goohuman]

What the Khmer need is a constitution.

[gogisiu]

@khmeramerica fucking u stupid dog

[DrowzyYan]

@khmerIjeat nobody agrees with you so shut da fuck up stupid cause ya take shit that dosent belong to you....dumbfuck ask your dead mom before you make urself look like fool.