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| Kaing Guek Eav, alias Duch, gestures in the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia on the outskirts of Phnom Penh, March 29, 2011 (Photo: Reuters) |
Robert Carmichael, Voice of America
Phnom Penh March 29, 2011
The prosecution at Tuesday’s appeal hearing for Comrade Duch, the former head of the Khmer Rouge’s notorious S-21 prison, has asked the United Nations-backed war crimes tribunal to increase the jail term it handed down last year.
March 29 marked day two of the scheduled three-day appeal court hearing for Comrade Duch, the Khmer Rouge’s former chief jailer, who has asked to be acquitted and released.
Last year, the United Nations-backed tribunal sentenced Duch to 35 years in prison but reduced the term to 19 years because of time served and other factors.
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