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| Kang Guek Eav, alias Duch, pictured at the ECCC in July 2010, where he was sentenced to to 35 years imprisonment, had his prison sentence increased to life in an appeal ruling today by the Khmer Rouge tribunal’s highest judiciary chamber. ECCC POOL |
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| Sun Thary, a plaintiff in Case 001, is overcome with grief yesterday during a ceremony at Tuol Sleng. Heng Chivoan |
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| Portraits of victims who perished at the infamous S-21 prison. Heng Chivoan |
Bridget Di Certo
The Phnom Penh Post
The man who ran the Khmer Rouge regime’s “factory of death” will spend the rest of his life behind bars.
Kaing Guek Eav, alias Duch, prison chief at the notorious S-21 detention facility, had his prison sentence increased to life in an appeal ruling today by the Khmer Rouge tribunal’s highest judiciary chamber.
“In the Supreme Court Chamber’s view, [Duch’s] leadership role and particular enthusiasm in the commission of his crimes are aggravating factors that should be given significant weight in the determination of his sentence,” Supreme Court Chamber president Kong Srim read from a summary of the judgment yesterday, adding that the “particularly shocking and heinous character” of his crimes over an “extended period of time … undoubtedly place this case among the gravest before international criminal tribunals.”
Duch had originally been sentenced to 35 years in prison by the Trial Chamber, of which he was slated to serve about 19 years behind bars.
However, the Supreme Court Chamber today said that undue weight had been given to mitigating factors, such as Duch’s expressions of remorse and cooperation, and replaced the penalty with a life sentence.
The Chamber ruled that Duch has served 12 years and 269 days of his sentence so far, including time he was illegally detained by the Cambodian Military Court from May 1999, as his detention there was for “broadly similar” reasons as his ultimate conviction.
Civil parties who appealed the Trial Chamber’s decision will be disappointed with the Supreme Court Chamber’s decision to not grant any additional reparations requests. The Chamber adopted in full the Trial Chamber’s decision on reparations.
Duch, who was present in the docks, listened attentively to the pronouncement of the Supreme Court Chamber, and bowed his head, raising both hands in a prayer at the conclusion of the judges’ statement.
The pronouncement of the appeal decision in Duch’s case signals the conclusion of the tribunal’s landmark first case.
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ឆាកល្ខោនសាលាក្តីខ្មែរក្រហម០០១បាន
បញ្ចប់ទៅដោយជោគជ័យសម្រាប់រាជនិង
រដ្ឋអំណាចសព្វថ្ងៃក៍ដូចជាជោគជ័យសម្រាប់អង្គការលើដែលបានសម្លាប់ខ្មែរប្រមាណបីលាននាក់ក្នុងឆ្នាំ១៩៧៥ដល់១៩៧៩។ ជោគជ័យទី១គឺវាបានពន្យាពេលសាលាក្តីដ៏យូរ។ ជោគជ័យទី២គឺមេដឹកនាំជាន់ខ្ពស់ទីមួយគេចផុតពីការកោះហៅ។និងជោគ
ជ័យទី៣គឺឈ្មោះពិត(កាំងគ្ហេចអ៊ាវ)បានបន្ថែមនិងក្លែងបន្លំហៅ(ឌុច)ដូចដែលអង្គការលើវា
បានបំប៉ោងសម្លេងតាមប្រពន្ធ័ផ្សប់ផ្សាយជាតិនិងអន្តរជាតិជាច្រើនឆ្នាំមកហើយដើម្បីបំភាន់មតិសកលលោកនិងដើម្បីវាយ
ប្រហារកិត្តិនាមកិត្តិយសអ្នកណាដែលមាននាមឬត្រកូល(ឌុច) ឧទាហរណ៍ជាងគំនូរ(ឌុចស៊ីឌឹម) គ្រូភ្លេងបុរាណខ្មែរ(សុកឌុច)នៅខេត្តតា
កែវ ព្រមទាំងជីតាអ្នកនាងសេងធារី(ឌុចសោម)។ល។
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អក្សរភាសាខ្មែរ
Of course the companions of the January 7, 1979 was as
executives of the organization of the Khmer Rouge(អង្គការលើ), so it had
transformed and manipulated the Khmer Rouge Tribunal 001 in theater and achive 3 great success:
1. The Khmer Rouge Tribunal much in late and took too long.
2.Number One of the hight responsable was not summoned to the Khmer Rouge Tribunal.
3. It changes the real name (Kaing Kek Ev)
by calling (Duch)that the organization of the Khmer Rouge(អង្គការលើ)
invented a long time ago to deceive the public and
insult the people who are called first or last name (Duch)
for example, the painter (Duch Sideum), the master of music
(Sok Duch) of the Takeov province, the grandparents of Miss Seng Theary
(Duch Som) ect ... broadcast by the global media including Radio France Internationale (RFI & FRA) and often speaking by journalists (Jean François Tan, Kouch kuntheara,Pen Bunna ...).
Paris V. February3,2012.
Good for you comrade Duch.
Hello Ki_média, you're independent and you respect the freedom of thinking and looking for the truth for the victims of the Khmer Rouge genocide (Angkar-leu), thus we
wishes you to continue to publish comments without bias. Other media are fearful the truth because they do their business with the crime against humanity.
On behalf of victims of freedom of expression thank you very much.
Paris V. January 3, 2012.
Duch ,
The real reason behind Duch life jail sentence not because of seeking justice for Khmer Victims but seeking justice for former Khmer Viet Minh who jailed and killed in S 21 between 1975-1978 as follow:
1. Keo Meas.
2. Rhos Nhim.
3. Ni Sarann.
4. Norn Sourn.
5. And many more..... .
Note: Rhos Nhim was in law with So Phim.
Theary Seng will be haunted whenever where she is. She has done something wrong in the wrong side of history. She does not know during the Killing Fields because she was too small or just a baby. She did not know where the Angkar Leur/Cap Tren came from. It was originally from Hanoi in the Killing Fields and also has been used in Southern Vietnam where Khmer Krom (Kampuchea Krom) resides until today.
Theary Seng made her look famous, but stupid and naive. She did not know Yuon/Vietnam are still behind until today.
The same thing to Youk Chhang. What hell are these folks from the U.S. have have been misleading the victims and survivors of Khmer Rouges who are a little of knowledge about what happened in the Killing Fields.
Right now, Hanoi and Vietcong/Yuon folks are hopping and laughing because of they are lucky to avoid their evil deeds and committed criminals since before-after War between Americans and Vietcong.
I can not imagine stupid Khmer people (who are brainwashed) like Theary Seng, Youk Chhang, other Khmer folks in the U.S. and Khmer folks who voted for CPP and Yuon because of manipulated January 7.
It is very sad to the little guy has been punished instead of Big Master Minded guys like Hanoi, CPP Yuons (Hor Nam Hong, ect) and more. Hun Sen, Heng Samrin, Chea Sim should be death after Cambodia is completely Vietnamized just like Champa and Khmer Krom.
Hun Sen, Heng Samrin and Chea Sim are still not waking up yet within more than 30 years and still enjoy the fake powers that have been installed by current hidden faced CPP Yuon Hanoi inside Cambodia today until they are death at end of their lives 99 years old.
You Khmer know, that Funcipec and Sam Ransy won elections back in late 1990 until late 2000, seeing that Hun Sen lost his election and then asked hidden faced Yuon military (in the blind eyes of Khmer and Foreign people) ordered to send the grenades into the crowds and scared all peaceful and innocent people. You Khmer and International folks did not know the hidden Yuon faces (forces) were hired to protect Hun Sen from losing powers. These situations confused everyone to remind them that it will happen again like Killing Fields, of courses, it is not going to happen without Hidden Yuon/Vietnamese faces (forces) there pretending to be Cambodian Military or armed forces. Watch out Khmer people! Be prepared! Learn something you don't know what are behind all of those situations.
Remember, the UN Peace Keeping forces during the installation of King Sihanouk and Funcipec in Cambodia! After Funcipec won election, it sounded like the everything was fine or OK, but it was not not before the UN Peace Keeping forces left Cambodia. However, the works of UN were not done yet because there were hidden Vietnamese/Yuon forces from Hanoi and Vietnamese master minded bastards who installed Hun Sen for power, would started coup and sent grenades into innocent Khmer people in 1993 and happened again in 1997.
Again and again, Khmer people were so scared and gave up because they were afraid of second killing fields occurred just like KR Killing Fields. So, now, Khmer folks did not know several hidden Yuon/Vietnamese military arm forces inside Khmer society who pretend to be Khmer/Cambodian armed forces. Khmer/Cambodian soldiers, please don't be fooled and watch out each others when hidden Yuon/Vietnamese faces among Khmer military. Don't let this happen to innocent Khmer people again because of Vietnamese/Yuon forces from Hanoi that protect Hun Sen and hidden CPP officials for their powers.
Khmer/Cambodia Unity and Khmer love Khmer, Khmer Yeurng
who killed Khmer?
Duch? yes he is chinese so Chinese is the one who was behind the Killing Field and Youn.
7:20 AM - You need to know more than that who were mostly behind the killing fields, but not only Chinese. We need to follow Yuon/Vietnamese were behind all the killing in big time.
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