A U.K.-based lawyer filed a complaint with the International Criminal Court (ICC) on Tuesday, accusing leaders of Cambodia’s government of crimes against humanity for the systematic eviction of more than 700,000 people from their homes over the past 14 years.(..)
The case put forth by attorney Richard Rogers argues that Cambodia’s “ruling elite”—who are not individually named in the complaint —organized widespread land grabbing over the past 14 years in order to further their political and financial interests.