Victor Koppe, Nuon Chea’s international defense lawyer, rarely misses an opportunity to tell the judges at the Khmer Rouge tribunal what he really thinks.

During a documentary hearing in August, Mr. Koppe called proceedings a “farce” and walked out of the courtroom. The following day, the Dutch lawyer went further, ac­cusing Judge Jean-Marc La­vergne of making “cowardly decisions” and lacking “judicial integrity.” (He was referred to the Amster­dam Bar Association as a result.)

Read more from George Wright in The Cambodia Daily.