PHNOM PENH (AFP)--Survivors of the Khmer Rouge's notorious Tuol Sleng prison Wednesday hailed the indictment of their former chief tormentor, Duch, saying justice was one step closer for victims of the regime. Kaing Guek Eav, better known as Duch,
Phnom Penh, Aug 12 : Nearly 30 years after the regime ended, a joint UN-Cambodian court set up to try former Khmer Rouge leaders Tuesday announced it had indicted its first defendant - a former torture centre commandant. 'On Aug 8, 2008 the
The tribunal co-established by the U.N. and Cambodian government here Tuesday brought its first formal indictment against a former Khmer Rouge leader, said a statement. The probing judges of the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia(ECCC),
Cambodia Tuesday rejected Thailand's claim over the temples of Tamone Toch and Tamone Thom in northwestern Otdar Meanchey province, which borders Thailand. 'The Tamone temple complex, composed of the temples of Tamone Toch and Tamone Thom and located in
Cambodia's genocide tribunal formally indicted a former prison chief of the country's notorious Khmer Rouge, paving the way for a historic trial. Kaing Guek Eav, alias Duch, the former Khmer Rouge prison chief at Tuol Sleng prison. The U.N.-assisted
Cambodia's genocide tribunal formally indicted a former prison chief of the country's notorious Khmer Rouge, paving the way for a historic trial. A man look at skulls of Khmer Rouge victims at the Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum in Phnom Penh. The
HNOM PENH -- Cambodia's U.N.-backed tribunal on Tuesday indicted a former Khmer Rouge prison chief for crimes against humanity and war crimes, ahead of the first trial of regime leaders expected later this year. In a statement, the court said the