Together with Pol Pot, Ieng Sary was sentenced to death in absentia after the Khmer Rouge had been overthrown in 1979 The then Cambodian King Norodom Sihanouk officially pardoned Ieng Sary in 1996. Pol Pot, (d. 1998 while under house arrest, rumors that he was poisoned)The combined effects of forced labour, malnutrition, poor medical care and executions resulted in the deaths of approximately 21 percent of the Cambodian population.[5] In all, an estimated 2,000,000 to 5,000,000 people died under his leadership. He also led a ruthless and ideologically driven campaign against western culture and capitalism in Cambodia. Khieu Samphan(president 1976-9), I