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This handout picture taken and released by the Extraordinary Chamber in the Courts of Cambodia (ECCC) on November 26, 2009 shows former Khmer Rouge chief of "S-21", known as Tuol Sleng prison, Kaing Guek Eav, alias Duch, in the courtroom at the Extraodinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia in Phnom Penh. Prosecutors demanded a 40-year jail term on November 25 for Khmer Rouge prison chief Duch. AFP PHOTOThe lawyer for Cambodia's Khmer Rouge jail chief urged the UN-backed war crimes court Thursday to recognise his client's remorse in the interests of national reconciliation
PHNOM PENH, November 26, 2009 (AFP) - The lawyer for Cambodia's Khmer Rouge jail chief urged the UN-backed war crimes court Thursday to recognise his client's remorse in the interests of national reconciliation.
French defence lawyer Francois Roux said prosecution demands for a 40-year prison term for former prison chief Kaing Guek Eav, known as Duch, failed to take account of his repeated apologies.
"We have before us an accused who recognises his guilt. This is an historic moment for this country... We must build the truth," Roux told the court.
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