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CAMBODIA: KING GRANTS AMNESTY TO CRIMINALS

(19 Oct 1996) Natural Sound The King of Cambodia has granted an amnesty to criminals, which could mean as many as 2-thousand prisoners will soon be set free. King Sihanouk is granting a wide-ranging amnesty, to balance his pardon, last month, for a former leader of the Khmer Rouge. The announcement means that up to 2000 common criminals will soon be freed. All but the very worst offenders will stay behind bars. King Sihanouk said that he was motivated by concern for fairness, following the amnesty for the former Khymer Rouge guerrilla leng Sary last month. In granting the general pardons, Sihanouk believes that whatever crimes these inmates committed where not as serious as those committed by the Khmer Rouge. It's unclear when the release will take place. The amnesty marks the King's 75th birthday. Ieng Sary was the foreign minister of the Khmer Rouge government in the 1970's During the reign of the ultra-leftist group, up to two million Cambodians died from execution, overwork or starvation. In a significant move, he's now split from the group. The pardon was part of the terms. The announcement could also mark the end for Cambodia's filthy and dilapidated prisons. King Sihanouk expressed the desire to see them razed, and replaced by clean, simple, modern buildings. One journalist, imprisoned for a week recently, said he shared a cell with 27 other people. Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork Twitter:   / ap_archive   Facebook:   / aparchives   ​​ Instagram:   / apnews   You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/you...