Case 004/01

Case 004/01 concerned allegations against Im Chaem. The charges were severed from the rest of case file 004 to allow proceedings against Im Chaem to be concluded while continuing the investigations in the remainder of case 004.

CRIME SITES

The case included allegations regarding:

Phnom Trayoung Security Centre*
Spean Sreng Canal worksite*
Wat Ang Srei Muny and Prey Sokhon execution site
Wat Preah Net Preah and related sites
Phnom Chakrey security Centre
Prey Taruth execution site
Wat Chamkar Khnol
Trapeang Thma Dam worksite
Rape and murder of two women of Vietnamese descent in Preah Net Preah

* Im Chaem was charged for crimes at these sites by the International Co-Investigating Judge.

JUDICIAL
PROCEEDINGS

The Co-Investigating Judges determined that Im Chaem does not fall within the personal jurisdiction of the ECCC. The Pre-Trial Chamber confirmed the dismissal of case 004/01.

Drag

Judicial investigation

2015

21 January

Notice of conclusion of judicial investigation (D282)

2016

5 February

Severance decision (D286/7)

2017

22 February

Closing Order (dismissal) disposition (D308)

10 July

Closing Order (dismissal) full reasons (D308/3)

11-12 December

Hearings on appeals against closing orders

2018

28 June

PTC Considerations on appeals against closing orders (D308/3/1/20)

Civil party applicants

1,842 individuals applied for civil party status in case 004/01. While the case was eventually terminated, the information provided by these applicants is an important source of historical information about the Democratic Kampuchea period and the harm suffered by victims of the Khmer Rouge regime.

Transcripts and case report

Hearing day	Date	Proceedings	Transcript
Day 1	11 December 2017	Hearings on appeal against closing orders	Open session D308/3/1/19/1.1 Closed session D308/3/1/19/1.2
Day 2	12 December 2017	Hearing on appeal against closing orders	Closed session D308/3/1/19/2.1

JUDICIALPROCEEDINGS