Duch Remains on the Hot Seat

by Heather N. Goldsmith, J.D., Northwestern University School of Law
— 2 Apr, 2012

On Monday, April 2, 2012, after a half hour delayed start due to a traffic jam, the Trial Chamber of the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia (ECCC) continued trial proceedings in Case 002 against accused Nuon Chea, Ieng Sary, and Khieu Samphan. The day had been scheduled exclusively for civil party questioning of Kain Guek Eav, alias Duch, but on Thursday, March 29, 2012, the International Deputy Co-Prosecutor, William Smith, requested an additional 1.5 hours of examination of the witness. While the Chamber President, Nil Nonn, denied the request, he allowed civil party counsel, Lyma Nguyen, to relinquish one hour of her allotted time to the prosecution.

The viewing room was mostly empty, attended only by a group of Khmer high school students, half a dozen foreign law students, and a handful of national and international observers…

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