Wednesday, October 10, 2007

S-21 jail chief: Get me out of jail

Tribunal Plans Bail Hearing for Duch

Mean Veasna, VOA Khmer
Orginal report from Phnom Penh
09 October 2007


The pre-trial chamber of the tribunal courts has set a window for a hearing date to decide whether Kaing Khek Iev, the torture center chief better known by his revolutionary name Duch, can leave detention ahead of his trial for atrocity crimes.

The hearing will be between Nov. 15 and Feb. 17, 2008, when Duch's French lawyer, Francois Roux, "has free time," tribunal spokesman Reach Sambath said.

Duch was held by Cambodia's military courts from his arrest in 1999 through June this year, when he was turned over to the jurisdiction of the tribunal.

His lawyers have argued that Duch has been in prison in excess and should be freed ahead of his trial.

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

Hey, let see some evidences if you are going to detain our people. He's innocent, you fools.

Release Duch now! Release Duch now!
Release Duch now! Release Duch now!
Release Duch now! Release Duch now!
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Release Duch now! Release Duch now!
Release Duch now! Release Duch now!
Release Duch now! Release Duch now!

Anonymous said...

Hey, aren't anyone going to help to get Duch out? Remember, he's likely to have key informations to put all killers behind bar for good. If no one is gonna help him, he may not returned the favor. So come on, help get him out, and it wont be the wrong thing to do either.