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| Khmer Rouge bigwig 'faces arrest' | Khmer Rouge bigwig 'faces arrest' |
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| Police in Cambodia have entered the house of the former Khmer Rouge Foreign Minister Ieng Sary, witnesses say. | Police in Cambodia have entered the house of the former Khmer Rouge Foreign Minister Ieng Sary, witnesses say. |
| It is thought he will be arrested and taken to face trial at Cambodia's UN-backed genocide tribunal. | It is thought he will be arrested and taken to face trial at Cambodia's UN-backed genocide tribunal. |
| Ieng Sary is Pol Pot's brother-in-law. He became the first senior Khmer Rouge leader to defect in 1996 - and as a result was granted a royal pardon. | Ieng Sary is Pol Pot's brother-in-law. He became the first senior Khmer Rouge leader to defect in 1996 - and as a result was granted a royal pardon. |
| However, he is believed to be under investigation for crimes committed under the 1970s regime. | However, he is believed to be under investigation for crimes committed under the 1970s regime. |
| He has repeatedly denied responsibility for any crime. | |
| The United Nations says a royal pardon cannot protect someone from prosecution. | The United Nations says a royal pardon cannot protect someone from prosecution. |
| Roads around Ieng Sary's luxury villa in the capital Phnom Penh have been sealed off by military police. | Roads around Ieng Sary's luxury villa in the capital Phnom Penh have been sealed off by military police. |
| Tribunal officials were seen entering the house, which Ieng Sary shares with his wife, Ieng Thirith, who served as the Khmer Rouge social affairs minister. | Tribunal officials were seen entering the house, which Ieng Sary shares with his wife, Ieng Thirith, who served as the Khmer Rouge social affairs minister. |
| She is thought to be another likely target of the prosecutors. | She is thought to be another likely target of the prosecutors. |