Thursday, 16 July 2009

'Killing Fields' Trial

Media officer of the Extraordinary Chamber in the Court of Cambodia (ECCC) Dim Sovannarom (L) explains the ECCC booklet to Pol Nip, 84-year-old, youngest brother of the democratic leader Kampuchea Pol Pot, at his house in Okanthor commune in Kampong Thom, about 165km (103 miles) northeast of Phnom Penh July 15, 2009. The ECCC invited all Cambodians to attend the trial of Khmer Rouge regime's chief torturer Kaing Guek Eav, also known as Duch.REUTERS/Chor Sokunthea


Media officer of the Extraordinary Chamber in the Court of Cambodia (ECCC) Dim Sovannarom (obscured) explains the ECCC booklet to Pol Nip, 84-year-old, youngest brother of the democratic leader Kampuchea Pol Pot, at his house in Okanthor commune in Kampong Thom, about 165km (103 miles) northeast of Phnom Penh July 15, 2009. The ECCC invited all Cambodians to attend the trial of Khmer Rouge regime's chief torturer Kaing Guek Eav, also known as Duch.REUTERS/Chor Sokunthea

Pol Nip, 84-year-old, youngest brother of the democratic leader Kampuchea Pol Pot, reads a paper at his house in Okanthor commune in Kampong Thom, about 165km (103 miles) northeast of Phnom Penh July 15, 2009.REUTERS/Chor Sokunthea

Pol Nip, 84-year-old, youngest brother of the democratic leader Kampuchea Pol Pot, speaks on the phone at his house in Okanthor commune in Kampong Thom, about 165km (103 miles) northeast of Phnom Penh July 15, 2009.REUTERS/Chor Sokunthea

A politician prays in front of skulls displayed at the Choeung Ek centre, built on the site of the 'Killing Fields' in Phnom Penh. 76-year-old Mam Nai, the former deputy head of the notorious Khmer Rouge detention centre S-21, has denied he was minimizing his role in the late 1970s regime during testimony at Cambodia's UN-backed war crimes court.(AFP/File/Tang Chhin Sothy)

Loeung Lanh, 71, a Cambodian cleaner describes the history of this small shrine which loaded human bones and skulls, alleged victims of the Khmer Rouge, at Phnom Batheay village, Kampong Cham province, about 60 kilometers (37 miles) north of Phnom Penh, Cambodia, Wednesday, July 15, 2009. Up to 16,000 people were tortured under the command of Kaing Guek Eav, better known as Duch and later taken away to be killed during the Khmer Rouge's 1975-1979 rule. Only a handful survived.(AP Photo/Heng Sinith)

Loeung Lanh, 71, a Cambodian cleaner describes the history of this small shrine which loaded human bones and skulls, alleged victims of the Khmer Rouge, at Phnom Batheay village, Kampong Cham province, about 60 kilometers (37 miles) north of Phnom Penh, Cambodia, Wednesday, July 15, 2009. Up to 16,000 people were tortured under the command of Kaing Guek Eav, better known as Duch and later taken away to be killed during the Khmer Rouge's 1975-1979 rule. Only a handful survived.(AP Photo/Heng Sinith)

Loeung Lanh, 71, a Cambodian cleaner, tells stories of this small shrine which contains human bones and skulls, alleged victims of the Khmer Rouge, at Phnom Batheay village, Kampong Cham province, about 60 kilometers (37 miles) north of Phnom Penh, Cambodia, Wednesday, July 15, 2009. Up to 16,000 people were tortured under the command by Kaing Guek Eav, better known as Duch, who headed the S-21 prison in Phnom Penh, and later taken away to be killed during the Khmer Rouge's 1975-1979 rule. Only a handful survived.(AP Photo/Heng Sinith)

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