“Put[ting] It to the Witness”: Nuon Chea’s Defense Repeatedly Challenges Duch’s Testimony

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

On Thursday, April 5, 2012 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. As scheduled, the day was devoted to the cross-examination of prosecution witness Kaing Guek Eav, alias Duch, by Nuon Chea’s defense team who frequently “put it to” the witness, accusing him of being a liar who was attempting to place the blame of his own action on others.

The viewing room was mostly empty, attended only by a group of about 300 Khmer high school students and around a dozen national and international observers…

Read more: CTM_Blog_4-5-12

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