Monday, November 23, 2009

Cambodian to attend the trial of Chief Khmer Rouge

Chief Khmer Rouge interrogator Duch reads documents during the closing arguments of his trial by a U.N.-backed tribunal at the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia (ECCC) in the outskirts of Phnom Penh November 23, 2009 . REUTERS/ECCC/Handout (CAMBODIA POLITICS CRIME LAW) FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR SALE FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS

Former chief Khmer Rouge interrogator Duch reads a document during closing arguments at his trial by a U.N.-backed tribunal at the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia (ECCC) on the outskirts of Phnom Penh November 23, 2009. REUTERS/ECCC/Handout (CAMBODIA POLITICS CRIME LAW SOCIETY) FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR SALE FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS

This photo released by the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia shows a general view of the U.N.-backed tribunal court hall while Kaing Guek Eav, also known as Duch, the former chief of the Khmer Rouge's notorious S-21 prison, now known as the Tuol Sleng genocide museum, is being tried for war crimes and crimes against humanity, in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, Monday, Nov. 23, 2009. Closing arguments are expected to start Monday with both sides wrapping up their cases by the end of the week. Kaing Guek Eav, who pleaded guilty, is expected to testify as soon as Wednesday and to be sentenced early next year. (AP Photo/Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia)

Cambodian-Muslims, known as Chams, wait in line to attend the trial of Chief Khmer Rouge interrogator Duch during closing arguments at his trial by a U.N.-backed tribunal at the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia (ECCC) on the outskirts of Phnom Penh November 23, 2009. REUTERS/Chor Sokunthea (CAMBODIA CRIME LAW SOCIETY)

Cambodian-Muslims, known as Chams, put on visitor stickers while waiting in line to attend the trial of Chief Khmer Rouge interrogator Duch during closing arguments at his trial by a U.N.-backed tribunal at the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia (ECCC) on the outskirts of Phnom Penh November 23, 2009. REUTERS/Chor Sokunthea (CAMBODIA POLITICS CRIME LAW)

Khmer Rouge survivor Chum Manh (2nd L) and Bou Meng (L) wait in line to attend the trial of Duch on the outskirts of Phnom Penh November 23, 2009. Duch, a former maths teacher whose real name is Kaing Guek Eav, is the first of the five indicted former Khmer Rouge cadres to face trial by a U.N.-backed tribunal on closing discussion. REUTERS/Chor Sokunthea (CAMBODIA CRIME LAW POLITICS SOCIETY)

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