A United Nations-backed tribunal rejected the appeal by 91-year-old Khieu Samphan, who served as Head of State in Cambodia between 1975 and 1979, when up to two million people died.
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Former Khmer Rouge leader loses appeal to overturn genocide conviction
Khieu Samphan, former head of state for the Khmer Rouge, during a hearing at the UN backed war crimes tribunal in Phnom Penh, Cambodia Source: AAP / AP
A United Nations-backed tribunal rejected the appeal by 91-year-old Khieu Samphan, who served as Head of State in Cambodia between 1975 and 1979, when up to two million people died.
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By Greg Dyett
Source: SBS News
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