PHNOM PENH, March 30, 2011 (AFP) – Survivors and relatives of some of the 15,000 people who died in a Khmer Rouge prison run by torture chief Duch made a final call for more reparations as his appeal case drew to a close Wednesday.
Cambodia’s UN-backed court sentenced Duch, 68, in July to 30 years in jail for war crimes and crimes against humanity for overseeing mass murder at the notorious prison Tuol Sleng — or S-21 — in the late 1970s.
The only reparations the court awarded the victims, known as the civil parties, was to include their names in the judgment and agree to publish Duch’s apologies.
Financial compensation for victims is not an option but their lawyers on Wednesday called for other forms of collective and moral redress, such as memorials or free psychological support.
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