柬埔寨法庭维持对前红色高棉领导人终生监禁的判决

A U.N.-backed tribunal in Cambodia has upheld life sentences given to two former leaders of the Khmer Rouge regime for crimes against humanity.

Khieu Samphan and Nuon Chea were originally sentenced in 2017. The Supreme Court Chamber's top judge Kong Srim said Wednesday the life sentences were appropriate, and that the two men showed a "complete lack of consideration for the ultimate fate of the Cambodian population."

Chea and Samphan are the most senior Khmer Rouge officials still living. They are also on trial in a second case involving genocide charges. Their lawyers argued the 2017 conviction was tainted by errors and biased judges, and while Wednesday's decision noted some problems, the overall verdict remained the same.

一个联合国支持的柬埔寨法庭裁决，维持对两名前红色高棉领导人因违反人类罪而判处终生监禁。

乔森潘和农谢2017年被判刑。柬埔寨最高法院的一位法官星期三说，原先的判决是恰当的，乔森潘和农谢完全无视柬埔寨人民的命运。

乔森潘和农谢是红色高棉政权目前仍然在世的最高职位的领导人。他们还因另一起有关种族屠杀的案件中受到审判。他们的律师辩护说，2017年的判决受到了失误与法官偏见的影响。尽管法庭承认上次判决有失误存在，但还是决定维持原判。