20 August 2010
NTS Bulletin (Aug 2010 – Issue 2)
Abstract
On 26 July 2010, the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia (ECCC) delivered its first verdict against a former official of the Khmer Rouge regime, Kaing Guek Eav (also known as ‘Duch’). The ECCC sentenced Duch to 30 years in prison for his role in the commission of war crimes and crimes against humanity against the estimated 1.7 million casualties of the regime.
Abstract
On 26 July 2010, the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia (ECCC) delivered its first verdict against a former official of the Khmer Rouge regime, Kaing Guek Eav (also known as ‘Duch’). The ECCC sentenced Duch to 30 years in prison for his role in the commission of war crimes and crimes against humanity against the estimated 1.7 million casualties of the regime.
