Witness fondly recalls his friendship with Samphan

By Joe Freeman 
Phnom Penh Post 


To hear tribunal witness Philippe Jullian-Gaufres talking about his old
chum, war crimes defendant Khieu Samphan, is to hear the story of a
well-intentioned man, whose popularity was exploited by the Khmer Rouge
to legitimise the movement.



What might be called the “Mr Clean”
defence – in which it is argued that Samphan knew little of Democratic