Khmer Rouge torturer had broad autonomy, lawyer says
Reuters
PHNOM PENH (Reuters) - The Khmer Rouge's chief torturer ran a camp "dedicated to death" with broad autonomy, a lawyer said on Monday in closing arguments at the U.N.-backed "Killing Fields" tribunal in Cambodia. Prosecution lawyers said 67-...
FINAL STAGES IN KHMER ROUGE TRIAL
Daily Express
Duch commanded S-21 prison in Phnom Penh, where up to 16,000 people were tortured and then taken away to be killed. He is charged with crimes against humanity, war crimes, murder and torture. He faces a maximum penalty of life imprisonment.
Khmer Rouge Trial to End in Cambodia for Regime’s Jailer Duch
Bloomberg
He faces four charges involving pre-meditated murder, torture, rape and enslavement at Tuol Sleng prison in the capital, Phnom Penh, where only about a dozen of at least 12,000 inmates survived. Duch’s trial shed light on a regime blamed fo...
Alleged Thai spy files bail request in Cambodia: lawyer
YAHOO!
PHNOM PENH (AFP) – The lawyer for a Thai national held on charges of spying on fugitive former premier Thaksin Shinawatra said he filed a bail request to a Cambodian court Monday. Siwarak Chothipong, 31, an employee at the Cambodia Air Traf...
War Crimes
Chicago Tribune
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — Closing arguments began Monday in the genocide trial of a Khmer Rouge prison chief, with the prosecution accusing Kaing Guek Eav of having pursued his role with zeal despite his expressions of remorse for atrocit...
Man charged with raping minor
Phnom Penh Post
A YOUNG man who persuaded a 14-year-old girl to rob her own parents’ home in Takeo province has been charged with rape after the pair were found in Phnom Penh on Sunday. Keo Thea, director of Phnom Penh’s Municipal Anti-human Trafficking an...
KRouge trial prosecutors want Duch jailed
YAHOO!
PHNOM PENH (AFP) – Prosecutors called Tuesday for the former Khmer Rouge prison chief to receive a long jail term for his role in the " Killing Fields " atrocities as they delivered final arguments in his trial. Kaing Guek Eav -- better kno...
Vancouver's artistic side
Globe and Mail
Head to Phnom Penh. With its menu of Cambodian and Vietnamese delicacies, efficient service and good prices, this place is always hopping. Treasure Green, 227 E. Georgia St.; treasuregreen.com. Phnom Penh, 244 E. Georgia St. Walk on the wil...
Ousted Thai PM rallies supporters to Cambodia
AOL
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia -Thailand said Friday it would not be provoked into violence in its diplomatic tussle with Cambodia over fugitive former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, even as the ousted leader taunted the Bangkok government by mee...
Long prison sentence demanded for Khmer Rouge jailer Duch
Times Online
During closing arguments at the UN-backed tribunal in Phnom Penh today, prosecutors argued that the 67-year-old former maths teacher was "the personification of ruthless efficiency" and the "perfect candidate" to run the movement's model po...
Phnom Penh: “useless” trial of “Comrade Duch” nears end
AsiaNews.IT
Prosecutors and defence lawyers are set to give their closing arguments before a sentence is pronounced. Co-prosecutor stresses the proceedings’ success. Source tells AsiaNews that the trial will “not produce any results”. The government is...
Khmer Rouge Tribunal Enters Final Phase
New York Times
There is no death penalty in Cambodia, and the government is jointly administering the international tribunal in the capital Phnom Penh. The trial began in February. The final sessions are scheduled to last through the week and are expected...
World War II (1939-1945)
Chicago Tribune
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — The genocide trial of a prison chief for Cambodia's Khmer Rouge entered its final stage Monday, as closing arguments began in the historic effort to assign responsibility for the deaths of 1.7 million people thre...
