BBC News
Former Khmer Rouge prison chief Duch has shocked the UN-backed war crimes tribunal by asking to be released on the final day of the trial.
Duch, whose real name is Kaing Guek Eav, had admitted being responsible for overseeing the deaths of 15,000 people.
Duch commanded a prison from where thousands were killed in an orchard now known as the "Killing Fields".
His request for clemency cast doubt over the sincerity of his requests for forgiveness from the victims' families.
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