Tuesday, July 27, 2010

Australian Cambodians say 35-years for Duch 'not enough'

Tuesday, July 27, 2010
Connor Duffy, Phnom Penh
Australia Network News

Cambodians in Australia say a 35-year jail sentence given to a former Khymer Rouge prison chief, was not enough.

Kaing Guek Eav, otherwise known as Comrade Duch, was jailed by a court in Cambodia on Monday.

He ran the notorious S-21 prison, where more than 12,000 people were tortured.

The president of Victoria's Cambodian Association, Youhorn Chea, says Duch should have received a longer sentence.

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