Tuesday, July 27, 2010

Hassaku

Khmer Rouge prison chief found guilty
A UN backed tribunal in Cambodia has found a former Khmer Rouge prison chief guilty of crimes against humanity. The man best known as Comrade Duch had admitted he oversaw the torture and murder of thousands of people in the late 1970s.
Comrade Duch had painted himself as a man who was only following orders.
(BBC 26 July)