Original report from Washington
30 November 2009
The final stage of the trial for jailed Khmer Rouge prison chief Kaing Kek Iev ended Friday, with the defense split and the defendant asking to be set free despite admissions of guilt.
Prosecutors have demanded Kaing Kek Iev, better known as Duch, be given 40 years for his role as administrator of the Khmer Rouge prison Tuol Sleng, where they say more than 12,000 people perished.
The Trial Chamber’s five judges, two foreign, three Cambodian, are expected to announce a verdict early in 2010, for charges of war crimes, crimes against humanity, torture and murder.
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