Turn No Prisoner Away Upon Arrival, Smash All Upon Departure

Civil Party Lawyer Silke Studzinsky began the morning by claiming that the forty minutes allotted to the civil parties to question the witness was insufficient. She requested that the Trail Chamber grant the civil parties an additional twenty minutes. The Trial Chamber rejected the request and maintained the time allocations previously established before the witness took the stand. The President noted that civil parties must allocate the forty minutes amongst the four groups and should avoid repetitive or irrelevant questions that waste time. President Nil Nonn then proceeded to continue the questioning of Mr. Sous Thy, a former mid-level cadre who served as general staff under the Accused Person, Kaing Guek Eav (alias Duch). Sous had begun testifying on July 27. At S-21, Sous kept lists of incoming and outgoing prisoners, documented prisoner biographies, and managed cell assignments…

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