Cambodia asks for millions to fund genocide trials

Officials from Cambodia’s genocide tribunal have travelled to the UN’s New York headquarters to request €80m in additional funds for trying the Khmer Rouge’s surviving leaders.

The tribunal informed donor countries in January it would need £85 million, a threefold increase from the originally budgeted €36m.

Helen Jarvis, the tribunal’s chief spokeswoman, said that a three-person delegation from the tribunal planned to answer donor questions in person during meetings on Thursday.

The long-delayed tribunal is expected to start trials this year.

Many fear the Khmer Rouge’s ageing leaders could die before facing justice.