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But Mr. Blunk was not dependent on Mr. Hun Sen for his job, and he would have been largely immune to pressure exerted by Cambodian officials.

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This was the political reality facing the U.N. at the time that Mr. Blunk assumed his judicial position in December 2010.

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Blunk and You had responsibility to investigate five additional suspects accused by the international prosecutor of mass murder and serious crimes against humanity.

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He met in person with U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon in October 2010—shortly before Mr. Blunk assumed his position as co-investigating judge—and stated that further prosecutions would not be "allowed" for the sake of the country's stability.

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Perhaps Mr. Blunk was incompetent and did not understand the implications of what he was doing.

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Mr. Blunk might have bowed to the pressure being applied very publicly by the Cambodian prime minister and others.

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Yet the U.N. continues to voice its support for Mr. Blunk and the Tribunal.

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Siegfried Blunk, the U.N.-nominated international Co-Investigating Judge jointly presiding over this case, is responsible.

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When the respected international Co-Prosecutor Andrew Cayley appealed the premature closure of the investigation of Case File 003, the co-investigating judges—including Mr. Blunk—ordered his request redacted and claimed that his request mentioned confidential information.

A U.N. Fiasco in Cambodia John A. Hall 2011

Unfortunately, the credibility of the tribunal has been rocked by the serious judicial misconduct of the two co-investigating judges, German Siegfried Blunk, and Cambodian You Bunleng.

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