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Khmer Rouge war crimes trial begins - 17 Feb 09
By: aljazeeraenglish
Posted: Feb 18 09
Witnessed: 1090 times
Regions: Cambodia
Issues: Prisons, Torture, War crimes
Tags: Cambodia, Duch, justice, Kaing Guek Eav, khmer rouge, Mass Killings, Phnom Penh, survivor, Tribunal
Kaing Guek Eav, also known as Duch, has appeared before a UN-backed tribunal in Cambodia charged with war crimes during the violent reign of the Khmer Rouge in the 1970s.
Al Jazeera's Selina Downes reports on the landmark trial and what it means to survivors of the infamous "killing fields".
(This video was originally uploaded to YouTube by Al Jazeera here )
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