“Duch Was a Willing Partner”

  • by David Scheffer, Professor and Director of the Center for International Human Rights, Northwestern University School of Law
  • — 24 Nov, 2009

Today the co-prosecutors delivered their closing arguments in the trial of Kaing Guek Eav (alias Duch) and will conclude their statements tomorrow. The only drama in the courtroom was the fainting of one court official, which caused a short delay in the proceedings, and an audio failure mid way through the afternoon which caused an early adjournment. The court official was back in her seat working a short time later. The Cambodian and international co-prosecutors read from prepared statements which were summaries of their 160-page written submission to the court. So it was a monotone day of prepared statements mixing detailed expositions of the crimes and law with accusatory insights into the character and motivations of Duch as an alleged war criminal…

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