At the time I told him that I did not believe any such approach was feasible in Cambodia. Now I am not so sure. This is not to say that the South African example can or should be replicated precisely here. But the Truth and Reconciliation Commission does at least prove that other approaches are possible. If Cambodia is to move forward, it has to come to terms with its past.
Truth is the only basis for reconciliation.
Demonizing the Khmer Rouge will not help. Only when that has been done will it be possible for this country to put the past behind it. A tribunal to judge the Khmer Rouge is unlikely to promote that purpose. The Hun Sen government may have its faults, but it is the government Cambodia has. At some point in the future, such a discussion will have to take place.