Deustche Well (Germany)
Cambodia's former Khmer Rouge prison chief has appeared before the country's genocide court that has laid a new charge of premeditated murder against him. Kaing Guek Eav, also known as Comrade Duch, already faces charges of crimes against humanity. The Khmer leader was formally indicted in August, accused of overseeing the torture and extermination of more than 12,000 men, women and children. The court however rejected another new charge that would have held multiple people responsible for crimes when they worked together as part of a coordinated system. Duch is one of five Khmer Rouge officials who have to stand trial at the tribunal for atrocities they carried out between 1975 and 1979.
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