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CNN - Mon Nov 23, 8:13 am ET
A U.N.-backed Cambodian court started closing arguments Monday in the trial of a former Khmer Rouge prison chief accused of killing thousands of people three decades ago.
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WTOL 11 Toledo - Tue Nov 24, 7:46 am ET
Prosecutors in the genocide trial of a former Khmer Rouge prison chief demanded a 40-year jail sentence Wednesday for a man they described as responsible for snuffing out innocent lives and spreading terror across Cambodia.
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AFP via Yahoo! News - Thu Nov 26, 3:07 am ET
The lawyer for Cambodia's Khmer Rouge jail chief urged a UN-backed court Thursday to recognise his client's remorse, as the landmark trial over the "Killing Fields" era draws to a close.
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Reuters via Yahoo! News - Mon Nov 23, 7:47 am ET
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.
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Fox News - Wed Nov 25, 9:57 am ET
The Khmer Rouge's chief torturer and jailer has expressed "excruciating remorse" for more than 14,000 people killed under his watch, Sky News reported.
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INO News - Wed Nov 25, 10:56 pm ET
(RTTNews) - Despite a final apology by Khmer Rouge prison chief Duch alias Kaing Guek Eav for his role in the deaths of 15,000 Cambodians at the S-21, or Tuol Sleng prison, prosecutors Wednesday demanded a 40-year jail term for the former cadre.
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UPI - Mon Nov 23, 7:48 am ET
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia, Nov. 23 (UPI) -- Former Khmer Rouge prison chief Kaing Guek Eav, accused of crimes against humanity, faced closing arguments Monday at his trial in Cambodia.
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AFP via Yahoo! News - Sun Nov 22, 11:04 pm ET
Cambodia's Khmer Rouge war crimes court on Monday began final arguments in its first trial, bringing the regime's prison chief closer to justice for the "Killing Fields" atrocities 30 years ago.
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EARTHtimes.org - Tue Nov 24, 1:12 am ET
Phnom Penh - The prosecution at Cambodia's war crimes tribunal called Tuesday for judges to hand down a lengthy jail term to Comrade Duch, the former commander of the Khmer Rouge's most notorious prison. Co-prosecutor Chea Leang said the evidence sho...
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AFP via Yahoo! News - Sun Nov 22, 8:58 pm ET
Cambodia's Khmer Rouge war crimes court on Monday begins final arguments in its first trial, bringing the regime's prison chief closer to justice for the "Killing Fields" atrocities 30 years ago.
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Boston Herald - Mon Nov 23, 6:33 am ET
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia - Former Khmer Rouge prison chief Kaing Guek Eav pursued his role with zeal and had no empathy for his victims despite his expressions of remorse over...
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AFP via Yahoo! News - Tue Nov 24, 4:57 am ET
Prosecutors called on 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.
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UPI - Fri Nov 27, 12:14 pm ET
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia, Nov. 27 (UPI) -- The mother and brother of a Thai engineer held in Cambodia on espionage charges were granted a 30-minute visit Friday, an official of Prey Sar prison said.
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Long Beach Press-Telegram - Fri Nov 27, 9:10 pm ET
Peter Chhun's nonprofit, Hearts Without Boundaries brings destitute children with heart problems from Cambodia to the U.S. for life-saving surgery. Related story: 2-year-old gets help from agency
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EARTHtimes.org - Thu Nov 26, 5:56 am ET
Phnom Penh - Cambodia's war crimes tribunal saw a remarkable turn of events Thursday when the defendant's two lawyers presented contradictory closing arguments in the trial of the former Khmer Rouge prison camp commander Comrade Duch. Duch, whose rea...