Monday, 30 March 2009

Cambodia trials begin for the murderers in Killing Fileds

The Extraodinary Chambers in the Court of Cambodia (ECCC) in Phnom Penh. Amnesty International has welcomed the opening of Cambodia's first genocide trial, but said the court must increase its caseload and address allegations of corruption.(AFP/ECCC/File)

Former Khmer Rouge prison chief Kaing Guek Eav, left, also know as 'Duch,' reads documents at a U.N.-backed tribunal Monday, March 30, 2009, in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. The notorious torture center boss went before Cambodia's genocide tribunal Monday for its first trial over the deaths of an estimated 1.7 million people at the hands of the Khmer Rouge regime more than three decades ago.(AP Photo/Mak Remissa, Pool)

Chief Khmer Rouge torturer Kaing Guek Eav, also known as Duch (C), sits between his lawyers for his trial on the outskirts of Phnom Penh March 30, 2009. Duch faced trial for crimes against humanity on Monday, the first involving a senior Pol Pot cadre 30 years after the end of a regime blamed for 1.7 million deaths.REUTERS/Pring Samrang/Pool(CAMBODIA CONFLICT SOCIETY)

Chief Khmer Rouge torturer Kaing Guek Eav, also known as Duch, stands between his lawyers for his trial on the outskirts of Phnom Penh March 30 ,2009. Duch faced trial for crimes against humanity on Monday, the first involving a senior Pol Pot cadre 30 years after the end of a regime blamed for 1.7 million deaths.REUTERS/Pring Samrang/Pool (CAMBODIA CONFLICT SOCIETY)

People line up to attend the trial of chief Khmer Rouge torturer Kaing Guek Eav, also known as Duch, on the outskirts of Phnom Penh March 30, 2009. Duch faced trial for crimes against humanity on Monday, the first involving a senior Pol Pot cadre 30 years after the end of a regime blamed for 1.7 million deaths.REUTERS/Chor Sokunthea (CAMBODIA CONFLICT SOCIETY)

A security officer inspects vehicles as people arrive to attend the trial of chief Khmer Rouge torturer Kaing Guek Eav, also known as Duch, for his trial on the outskirts of Phnom Penh March 30, 2009. Duch faced trial for crimes against humanity on Monday, the first involving a senior Pol Pot cadre 30 years after the end of a regime blamed for 1.7 million deaths.REUTERS/Chor Sokunthea (CAMBODIA CONFLICT SOCIETY)

A vehicle carries former chief Khmer Rouge torturer Kaing Guek Eav, also known as Duch, for his trial on the outskirts of Phnom Penh March 30, 2009. Duch faced trial for crimes against humanity on Monday, the first involving a senior Pol Pot cadre 30 years after the end of a regime blamed for 1.7 million deaths.REUTERS/Chor Sokunthea (CAMBODIA CONFLICT SOCIETY)

A vehicle (R) carries former chief Khmer Rouge torturer Kaing Guek Eav, also known as Duch, for his trial on the outskirts of Phnom Penh March 30, 2009. Duch faced trial for crimes against humanity on Monday, the first involving a senior Pol Pot cadre 30 years after the end of a regime blamed for 1.7 million deaths.REUTERS/Chor Sokunthea (CAMBODIA CONFLICT SOCIETY IMAGE OF THE DAY TOP PICTURE)

A van carrying Kaing Gueng Eav, also known as 'Duch'n arrives from jail on the first day of a U.N.-backed tribunal Monday March 30,, 2009, in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. The notorious torture center boss went before Cambodia's genocide tribunal Monday for its first trial over the deaths of an estimated 1.7 million people at the hands of the Khmer Rouge regime more than three decades ago.(AP Photo/Heng Sinith)

Cambodian Norng Chan Phal, one of only five children to survive in the infamous Tuol sleng Khmer Rouge prison, cries during a press conference in Phnom Penh. Cambodia's UN-backed genocide tribunal is set to resume with the ongoing trial of former Khmer Rouge prison chief Kaing Guek Eav - better known as Duch - who is expected to admit his role in the "Killing Fields" horrors three decades ago.(AFP/File/Tang Chin Sothy)

Members of the legal team at the genocide tribunal in Phnom Penh. Cambodia's UN-backed legal process is set to resume with the ongoing trial of former Khmer Rouge prison chief Kaing Guek Eav - better known as Duch - who is expected to admit his role in the "Killing Fields" horrors three decades ago.(AFP/Pool/File/Adrees Latif)

A Cambodian survivor of Tuol Sleng prison, code named S-21, shows how shackles were used at the norotious torture centre. Cambodia's UN-backed genocide tribunal is set to resume with the ongoing trial of former Khmer Rouge prison chief Kaing Guek Eav - better known as Duch - who is expected to admit his role in the "Killing Fields" horrors three decades ago.(AFP/File/Tang Chhin Sothy)

Cambodia's UN-backed genocide tribunal is set to resume with the ongoing trial of former Khmer Rouge prison chief Kaing Guek Eav - better known as Duch - who is expected to admit his role in the "Killing Fields" horrors three decades ago.(AFP/Pool/File/Adrees Latif)

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