PRESS RELEASE COUNSEL FOR KHIEU SAMPHAN AND NUON CHEA WARNED FOR MISCONDUCT AND ORDERED TO APPEAR AT TRIAL MANAGEMENT MEETING The Trial Chamber of the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia (ECCC) has, pursuant to Internal Rule 38, issued an official warning for misconduct to the national and international defence counsel for Khieu Samphan and Nuon Chea. The warning was issued after the defence counsel abandoned the courtroom during the opening statements in Case 002/02 on 17 October 2014 and subsequently either failed to appear, or provide any valid justification for their absence from a Trial Management Meeting convened on 21 October 2014. The Trial Chamber found that this conduct amounts to an obstruction of the proceedings. The defence counsel for Khieu Samphan and Nuon Chea have been ordered to appear at a Trial Management Meeting in the main courtroom on Tuesday 28 October from 09:00. This meeting will be held in camera, and will be the last chance for the K...