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| No bail for Khmer Rouge minister | No bail for Khmer Rouge minister |
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| The Khmer Rouge's former social welfare minister has been refused bail by Cambodia's UN-backed genocide court. | The Khmer Rouge's former social welfare minister has been refused bail by Cambodia's UN-backed genocide court. |
| Ieng Thirith, 76, is accused of crimes against humanity for her part in the Maoist regime's brutal four-year rule in the late 1970s. | Ieng Thirith, 76, is accused of crimes against humanity for her part in the Maoist regime's brutal four-year rule in the late 1970s. |
| Judges are still considering a bail appeal by her husband, Ieng Sary, who was the regime's foreign minister. | Judges are still considering a bail appeal by her husband, Ieng Sary, who was the regime's foreign minister. |
| The other three former Khmer Rouge leaders held by the court have already had their requests for bail denied. | The other three former Khmer Rouge leaders held by the court have already had their requests for bail denied. |
| Ieng Thirith was one of the Khmer Rouge's founding members and its most powerful woman. | Ieng Thirith was one of the Khmer Rouge's founding members and its most powerful woman. |
| WHO WERE THE KHMER ROUGE? Maoist regime that ruled Cambodia from 1975-1979Founded and led by Pol Pot, who died in 1998 Abolished religion, schools and currency in a bid to create agrarian utopiaUp to two million people thought to have died from starvation, overwork or execution Brutal Khmer Rouge regime | WHO WERE THE KHMER ROUGE? Maoist regime that ruled Cambodia from 1975-1979Founded and led by Pol Pot, who died in 1998 Abolished religion, schools and currency in a bid to create agrarian utopiaUp to two million people thought to have died from starvation, overwork or execution Brutal Khmer Rouge regime |
| Her sister was married to the movement's leader, Pol Pot. | Her sister was married to the movement's leader, Pol Pot. |
| Prosecutors say she knew that tens of thousands of people were dying from starvation and disease on brutal collective farms - but did nothing to stop the disaster. | Prosecutors say she knew that tens of thousands of people were dying from starvation and disease on brutal collective farms - but did nothing to stop the disaster. |
| Ieng Thirith denies any wrongdoing. In court her lawyer argued that she required regular treatment for both mental and physical ailments. | Ieng Thirith denies any wrongdoing. In court her lawyer argued that she required regular treatment for both mental and physical ailments. |
| But the judges ruled that "detention remains a necessary measure" for Ieng Thirith. | But the judges ruled that "detention remains a necessary measure" for Ieng Thirith. |
| The trials are expected to begin later in the year. | The trials are expected to begin later in the year. |
| The Khmer Rouge ruled Cambodia from 1975 to 1979. During this period an estimated 1.7 million people died from starvation or overwork as leaders tried to create a classless agrarian society. | The Khmer Rouge ruled Cambodia from 1975 to 1979. During this period an estimated 1.7 million people died from starvation or overwork as leaders tried to create a classless agrarian society. |
| Hundreds of thousands of the educated middle classes were tortured and executed. | Hundreds of thousands of the educated middle classes were tortured and executed. |