The Current Situation

 As what happened in 1975-1979 was bad enough for the people in this small southeastern country, there are still steps for these people to take so that this terrible killing never happens again. One of the basic steps for preventing this is to make sure there is no genocide in present day Cambodia. For now there is none. As some people around the world forgot about who actually was in charge of these killings, the U.N remembers vividly about who led the Khmer Rouge. “Kaing Guek Eav — better known as Duch, who headed the S-21 prison in Phnom Penh — is charged with crimes against humanity, and is this first of five defendants scheduled for long-delayed trials by the U.N.-assisted tribunal”(USA Today). The only downside for prosecuting the leaders is that there are only 5 living people left who the U.N can accuse of for this terrible crime against humanity. This wonderful news comes to the victims of this horrible tragedy as somewhat closing. “The trial comes 30 years after the fall of the Khmer Rouge, 13 years after the tribunal was first proposed and nearly three years after the court was inaugurated.”(USA Today). While all 5 people are currently on trial, not all 5 leaders have been proven guilty. As these men are on trial, other steps can be put into place so this doesn’t occur in the future. Some lessons were learned from this terrible event, one of the biggest lessons learned is that the government can’t let the people take to much power over the Council of Ministers. In Cambodia this is one of the major ruling bodies that play a large role into what laws go into affect and how much power they have.