Wed, 25 Aug 2010
DPA
Phnom Penh - Defence lawyers have formally appealed the guilty verdicts handed down to Comrade Duch, the former Khmer Rouge cadre who was convicted of war crimes and crimes against humanity last month, the court confirmed Wednesday.
Duch, whose real name is Kaing Guek Eav, headed the Khmer Rouge's notorious torture and execution centre in Phnom Penh known as S-21.
Last month, the court sentenced the 67-year-old to 30 years. With an 11-year deduction for time served, Duch will serve 19 years, a term many Cambodians felt was too lenient.
In their appeal, Duch's defence team called on the tribunal to acquit him, saying the conviction was "a miscarriage of justice."
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Duch, whose real name is Kaing Guek Eav, headed the Khmer Rouge's notorious torture and execution centre in Phnom Penh known as S-21.
Last month, the court sentenced the 67-year-old to 30 years. With an 11-year deduction for time served, Duch will serve 19 years, a term many Cambodians felt was too lenient.
In their appeal, Duch's defence team called on the tribunal to acquit him, saying the conviction was "a miscarriage of justice."
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