Challenges to Witness’ Credibility Continue
Prak Khan, a former interrogator at Tuol Sleng prison (S-21), returned to the witness stand today and continued to provide[…]
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Former Guard Gives Detailed Testimony of Prison Operations, but Court Expresses Some Concern Over His Credibility
Former prison guard Prak Khan was introduced as the Trial Chamber’s next witness today in the trial of prison chief[…]
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A Witness on Trial
The ECCC’s ability to contribute toward education and reconciliation was apparent today as hundreds of students and adults were welcomed[…]
Former Guard Provides Fact-Packed Testimony Regarding Operations at Tuol Sleng and Choeng Ek
54 year old Him Huy returned to the witness stand today and testified in great detail about operations at Tuol[…]
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After Two Days of Questionable Witness Testimony, Duch Lectured His Former Subordinate: “Just Tell the Truth”
Prosecution and Civil Parties Challenge the Veracity of Mam Nai’s Testimony Yesterday, judges and lawyers implied not so subtly with[…]
Former S-21 Interrogator Spent Years Eliciting Prisoner Confessions but Appears Unwilling to Confess to Anything Himself
Preliminary Issues: Joint Criminal Enterprise, Self-Incrimination, and Seating Assignments Yesterday, the Trial Chamber adjourned the proceedings early after discovering that[…]
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When it Comes Comes to Witness Protection, Are All Witnesses Created Equal?
This morning, the Trial Chamber heard the remaining testimony of civil party Nam Mon, an alleged survivor of two secret[…]
Brother of S-21 Survivor Was Forced to Kill His Own Father Before Being Killed Himself Because He Hesitated to Follow the Order
Today, the Trial Chamber heard the testimony of two female civil parties both of whom claim they were detained at[…]
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Woman and Child Added to List of Confirmed Survivors of Duch’s Secret Detention Facilities
Today, an alleged male survivor of Choeung Ek was closely scrutinized, but Kaing Guek Eav (alias Duch) confirmed the testimonies[…]
Survivor Allegedly Spent Hours Under Corpses in a Mass Grave Before Escaping from Duch’s Killing Field
Duch Challenges the Testimony of Yet Another Alleged S-21 Survivor Today, Kaing Guek Eav (alias Duch) refuted the testimony of[…]
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Duch Denies that Another “Survivor” Was Imprisoned at S-21
The Trial Chamber started off the day by announcing the removal of yet another witness from the list of those[…]
Pre-Trial Chamber Denies Two Appeals Challenging the Legality of Khieu Samphan’s Provisional Detention
In a public session this afternoon, the Pre-Trial Chamber (PTC) summarized its 41-page decision denying two related appeals from Khieu[…]