Tuesday, November 20, 2007

Killing Fields probe gets underway | Video


Nov. 20 - The long awaited UN-backed tribunal into Cambodia's genocide begins with the appearance of Duch.

The 66-year-old born-again Christian has admitted multiple atrocities at the notorious Tuol Sleng jail through whose gates at least 14, 000 deemed opponents of Pol Pot's revolution passed - fewer than 10 are believed to have survived.

Paul Chapman reports.

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  • Long Det, Cambodian outside court
  • Killing Fields probe gets underway Video Reuters.com

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