PROSECUTOR WANTS 5 MORE KHMER ROUGE INVESTIGATED

       A prosecutor at Cambodia's Khmer Rouge tribunal has formally recommended that five more suspects be investigated for crimes against humanity and other offences, setting the legal body on a collision course with the counttry's powerful prime minister.
       A statement from the tribunal yesterday said the acting international co-prosecutor, William Smith of Australia, submitted his recommendation to the co-investigating judges, who would then decide whether to issue arrest warrants.
       Cambodian Prime minister Hun sen has repeatedly spokean out against expanding the list of defendants.
       On monday, Hun Sen said such action could lead to civil war.
       "I would like to tell you that if you prosecute [more leaders] without thinking beforehand about national reconciliation and peace, and if war breaks out again and kills 20,000 or 30,000 people, who will be responsible?" Hun Sen said.
       The UN administrator for the tribunal isued a blunt reminder to Hun Sen has repeatedly spokean out against expandign the list of defendants.
       "It is a clearly established international standard that courts do not seek approval of advice on their work from the executive branch," Knut Rosandhaug said in a statement.
       Critics accuse Hun Sen of trying to limit the tribunal's scope to prevent his political allies from being indicted. Hun Sen served as a Khmer Rouge officer and many of his main allies are also former members of the group.