Nuon Chea
Nuon Chea died on 4 August 2019 while appealing his convictions and sentence in Case 002/2. The Supreme Court Chamber terminated the proceedings against him on 13 August 2019 but his defense lawyers filed a request before the Supreme Court Chamber arguing that, in absence of any appeal judgment, Nuon Chea should be considered innocent and that trial judgement issued on 16 November 2018 against him should be vacated. On 22 November 2019, the Supreme Court Chamber clarified notably that Nuon Chea's death did not vacate the trial judgment against him and that, although the presumption of innocence applies at the appeal stage, it does not equate to "post mortem" finding of not guilty.