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| In this Nov. 24, 2009 file photo released by the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia, Kaing Guek Eav, right, talks with his lawyer Francois Roux. (AP Photo/Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia, File) |
The Associated Press
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia — Defence lawyers for a former Khmer Rouge prison chief have formally appealed his conviction for war crimes and other offenses that landed him a 19-year jail sentence.
Kang Ritheary, a Cambodian lawyer representing Kaing Guek Eav -- also known as Duch -- said Monday his team has filed the appeal with the Supreme Court chamber of the country's UN-backed genocide tribunal. They seek his release from detention.
The tribunal is seeking justice for the estimated 1.7 million people who died from starvation, disease, overwork and execution due to the radical policies of the 1975-79 communist Khmer Rouge regime.
Kang Ritheary said the appeal, lodged Friday, argues that Duch was wrongfully convicted because the court had a mandate to try only top Khmer Rouge leaders. Duch (pronounced DOIK) claimed there were others who held positions similar to his.
"The tribunal is confused in convicting my client," Kang Ritheary said. "Based on the agreement between the United Nations and Cambodian government, Duch is not a main suspect for trial by the tribunal."
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Kang Ritheary, a Cambodian lawyer representing Kaing Guek Eav -- also known as Duch -- said Monday his team has filed the appeal with the Supreme Court chamber of the country's UN-backed genocide tribunal. They seek his release from detention.
The tribunal is seeking justice for the estimated 1.7 million people who died from starvation, disease, overwork and execution due to the radical policies of the 1975-79 communist Khmer Rouge regime.
Kang Ritheary said the appeal, lodged Friday, argues that Duch was wrongfully convicted because the court had a mandate to try only top Khmer Rouge leaders. Duch (pronounced DOIK) claimed there were others who held positions similar to his.
"The tribunal is confused in convicting my client," Kang Ritheary said. "Based on the agreement between the United Nations and Cambodian government, Duch is not a main suspect for trial by the tribunal."
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