Cambodia's genocide tribunal has formally indicted a former prison chief of the country's notorious Khmer Rouge.
Kaing Guek Eav, also known as Duch, headed the notorious Tuol Sleng prison, which was used as a torture center for an estimated 16,000 people. Duch, charged with crimes against humanity and war crimes, is the first Khmer Rouge suspect to be indicted by the tribunal. His trial is expected to No bail for Khmer Rouge minister ...
Ex-Khmer Rouge minister in court ... begin in late September. Four other senior members of the Khmer Rouge, who held power in the late 1970s, are also in custody on similar charges. The Khmer Rouge were responsible for the death of up to 2 million Cambodians from 1975-79.
(Deutsche Welle)
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