Cambodia agrees to spare U.S. nationals from international court by Associated Press 6:31am 28th Jun, 2003   BREAKING NEWS    Friday, Jun. 27, 2003    Cambodia, U.S. sign pact exempting nationals from international court (Associated Press)Published in the Globe and Mail. Canada.    Phnom Penh, Cambodia — Cambodia and the United States signed a bilateral accord Friday preventing the others' citizens from being extradited to the International Criminal Court.    More than 30 nations have signed bilateral accords prohibiting extradition of U.S. troops and other Americans charged with crimes against humanity or war crimes.    Washington argues that the court could subject Americans to politically motivated trials.    The pact prevents both Americans in Cambodia, and Cambodians in the United States, from being extradited to the court in The Hague, Netherlands.    The International Criminal Court was inaugurated on March 12 and is charged with intervening only when a country is unable to carry out a trial or lacks the political will to do so.    It was signed by about 90 nations and is to prosecute crimes committed after July 1, 2002.    Foreign Minister Hor Namhong and U.S. Ambassador Charles A. Ray signed the agreement at a ceremony in the Cambodian capital Phnom Penh.    Posted by Justin Andrews Email Associated Press Visit the related web page
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