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Khmer Rouge chief torturer seeks acquittal

Source: Reuters (9 days ago)

(Recasts, adds Cambodian reaction) By Ek Madra PHNOM PENH, Nov 27 (Reuters) - The Khmer Rouge's chief torturer and jailer shocked a U.N.-backed war crimes tribunal on Friday by asking to be freed ... 


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Khmer rouge survivor Chum Manh speaks to journalists during a break in the trial of Kaing Guek Eav, known as Duch, who ran the Khmer Rouge's "S-21" torture and interrogation centre, ...


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