Following the session, leaders vowed to work together, following a political deal that ended a 10-month opposition boycott of the government.
More than 1.7 million people died under the regime, from overwork, starvation or execution, in one of the worst atrocities of the 20th century.
In the countryside, especially in former Khmer Rouge areas, the verdict was met with mixed reactions.
The first phase of a two-phase trial began for Nuon Chea and Khieu Samphan in late 2011, in a trial that included more than 1,000 witnesses and 7,000 documents.
Nuon Chea, 87, and Khieu Samphan, 82, are facing charges for their roles as leaders within the movement
On Wednesday police rolled up concertina wire that had been used as part of a blockade in force since violent protests in January, opening the park.
Thursday’s verdict will be a landmark moment for the court, which has so far only tried one other Khmer Rouge member.
The lawmakers, including outspoken senior Rescue Party member Mu Sochua, will be summoned to court over the next two weeks, starting Aug. 8.
Once built, the hydropower dam will affect 26,000 hectares of land and 1,500 people of the Chong ethnic minority.
Aging leaders Nuon Chea and Khieu Samphan are facing atrocities crimes charges in two phases of a trial that was broken apart to expedite the process.
First phase of trial, which is coming to an end, has focused on forced exodus of Phnom Penh in 1975 - and now many are hopeful justice will be served.
Cambodia and other Southeast Asian countries are preparing for a major regional meeting, which will be held in Burma Aug. 10.
They recommended an amended election law and new National Election Committee by late 2014 and a new voter list and system for voter registration by early 2016.
Chheang Von said the CPP is happy with the political deal and happy to have the Rescue Party in the legislature—but he said the ruling party will continue to strive for more seats in future elections.
Many Chinese-made products go unsold, for now, with numerous Vietnamese consumers still angry over recent dispute.
Chum Mey sells books about the Khmer Rouge, and about himself, in what is now called the Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum.
The UN-backed Khmer Rouge tribunal has faced growing criticism in recent years for failure to provide justice to victims of the regime.
The ruling Cambodian People’s Party and the opposition Cambodia National Rescue Party on Monday sent the request to Pung Chhiv Kek, founder of the rights group Licadho.
He thanked protesters who had supported the party, saying he would not forget them.
Mu Sochua, the outspoken lawmaker of the opposition who just spent a week in jail, says she is going to continue pushing for democratic reforms in Cambodia.
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