Duch Hides Behind His Orders

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

International Co-Prosecutor William Smith continued his closing arguments in the trial of Kaing Guek Eav (alias Duch) before the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia (ECCC). The defense rose following his statement, first with the defendant Duch speaking and then his Cambodian defense counsel, Kar Savuth, delivering his entire closing argument. The international defense counsel, François Roux, will present his closing argument on Thursday, November 26…

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