双语新闻：前红色高棉领导人农谢在法庭做最终陈词 Khmer Rouge Ex-Leaders Give Final Statements at War Crimes Tribunal

星期四，前红色高棉第二号领导人农谢在联合国支持的法庭上做最终陈词，拒绝接受对他的战争罪和反人类罪指控。

农谢在金边法庭上说，他对红色高棉统治下的受害者表示“最深的悔恨”，但他坚称从未指示任何共产党干部犯罪。

现年87的农谢曾是红色高棉的意识形态主管。他说，自己当时是在履行对国家以及“亲爱的人民”的责任。

现年82岁的乔森潘是前红色高棉国家元首，他也在星期四做最终陈词。农谢和乔森潘是还在世的前红色高棉最高级别领导人。红色高棉被指在四年统治期间导致多达2百万柬埔寨人死亡。

检方要求判处农谢和乔森潘无期徒刑，这是最严厉的惩罚。他们拒绝了这些指控，声称并不了解红色高棉统治时期所发生的暴行。预计法庭将于明年上半年做出宣判。

The Khmer Rouge's former number two leader denied charges of war crimes and crimes against humanity in his final statement at a United Nations-backed tribunal in Cambodia Thursday.

Nuon Chea told the Phnom Penh court he felt the "deepest remorse" for the victims of the Khmer Rouge, but insisted he never told any of his communist cadres to commit crimes.

The 87-year-old, who served as the Khmer Rouge's chief ideologue, insisted he was carrying out his duty to serve his country and what he called his "beloved people."

Khieu Samphan, the movement's 82-year-old former head of state, is also giving his final statement Thursday. The two men are the most senior living ex-leaders of the Khmer Rouge, which is blamed for the deaths of as many as 2 million Cambodians during its four-year rule.

Prosecutors are seeking the maximum punishment of life in prison for both men, who deny the charges and say they were not aware of the atrocities that took place under their rule. A verdict in the trial is expected in the first half of next year.