Ieng Thirith
Ieng Thirith (née Khieu;[1] Khmer: អៀង ធីរិទ្ធ;[2] 10 March 1932[3] – 22 August 2015) was an important Cambodian figure and political criminal in the Khmer Rouge, but was neither a member of the Khmer Rouge Standing Committee nor of the Central Committee.[4]
Ieng Thirith | |
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| Minister of Social Affairs | |
| In office 9 October 1975 – 7 January 1979 | |
| Prime Minister | Pol Pot |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Khieu Thirith 10 March 1932 Battambang, Cambodia |
| Died | 22 August 2015 (aged 83) Pailin, Cambodia |
| Spouse(s) | Ieng Sary (m. 1951–2013; his death) |
Thirith was the widow of Ieng Sary, who was minister of foreign affairs of Democratic Kampuchea's Khmer Rouge regime. She served as Minister of Social Affairs from October 1975 until the fall of the Khmer Rouge in 1979.[5]
Arrest
She was arrested & charged by the Extraordinary Chamber in the Courts of Cambodia (ECCC) in November 2007 with her husband, Ieng Sary, on suspicion of genocide, war crimes and crimes against humanity. She was sentenced to house arrest. Her sentence was lifted in 2012 due to mental health.
Death
Thirith died from complications of Alzheimer's disease in Pailin at the age of 83.[6]
Ieng Thirith Media
Former Khmer Rouge social affairs minister Ieng Thirith sits at the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia (ECCC) on the outskirts of Phnom Penh, file photo.
References
- ↑ David Chandler: "Voices from S-21", Chapter 3: "Choosing Enemies", p.69. University of California, 1999. "In mid-1976 Khieu Thirith, who was Ieng Sary's wife and Pol Pot's sister-in-law (...)"
- ↑ "តួឯកក្នុងសំណុំរឿង០០២៖ អៀង ធីរិទ្ធ (IENG THIRITH)" [Starred in Case 002: Ieng Thirith] (in ភាសាខ្មែរ). Archived from the original on 2013-02-10. Retrieved 2015-08-22.
- ↑ Summons - Expert. Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia: 18 August 2011.
- ↑ ECCC, Co-Investigative Judges, Closing Order, 15 September 2010, para. 1207.
- ↑ "Ieng Thirith". Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia. Archived from the original on 21 February 2014. Retrieved 18 February 2014.
- ↑ Obituary
Other websites
- Photos Archived 2007-11-16 at the Wayback Machine- on afp.google.com
- Cambodia Tribunal Monitor