Co-Founder Of Khmer Rouge Regime Dies Before End Of Genocide Trial

The Mass Killer Who Has Escaped Justice By DYING: Pol Pot's Brother-In-Law And Co-Founder Of Brutal Khmer Rouge Regime Dies Before End Of Genocide Trial -- Daily Mail

* Ieng Sary was on trial at international tribunal over his Khmer Rouge past
* Was Pol Pot's brother-in-law and third most powerful figure in regime
* Death raises fears that no members of regime will be punished for crimes

One of the leaders of Cambodia's brutal communist Khmer Rouge regime has died aged 87 before he could be brought to justice for his crimes against humanity.

Ieng Sary was on trial for causing the deaths of 1.7million people in association with his brother-in-law Pol Pot, one of the most bloodthirsty dictators of the 20th century.

His death has raised fears that the two remaining defendants in the special Khmer Rouge tribunal might not survive until a verdict is reached, meaning that no one will be prosecuted for the reign of terror which engulfed the south-east Asian country in the 1970s.

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My Comment: No justice for the families .... none at all.

Khmer Rouge Commanders Face War Crimes Trial

Landmark UN Tribunal Opens in Cambodia -- Voice of America

A United Nations-backed court in Cambodia has started a landmark trial of four senior leaders of the Khmer Rouge, the communist extremists whose bloody 1970s revolution killed nearly a quarter of the population. While the long-awaited trial has been welcomed by victims, they are also criticizing the court for alleged political interference that could limit any further prosecutions.

Initial hearings opened Monday at the United Nations-backed trial of four surviving and highest ranking leaders of the Khmer Rouge.

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Cambodian court opens landmark K. Rouge trial -- Yahoo News/AFP
Cambodia's Khmer Rouge leaders begin war crimes trial - video -- The Guardian
Khmer Rouge trial analysis: the day of justice that many Cambodians thought they would never see -- The Telegraph
Cambodia's Khmer Rouge genocide trial battles political pressures -- Christian Science Monitor
The truth about the Khmer Rouge is too big for one court case -- Thet Sambath, The Guardian
Cambodia: Khmer Rouge tribunal 101 -- Christian Science Monitor
Profiles: Khmer Rouge leaders on trial -- Al Jazeera

War Crimes Conviction For Khmer Rouge Executioner

Khmer Rouge Executioner Found Guilty, But Cambodians Say Sentence Too Light -- Christian Science Monitor

Khmer Rouge chief executioner 'Duch' was found guilty today by a UN-backed court. He could be out of prison in 19 years, even when many Cambodians say he deserved life in prison for his role in the Pol Pot regime.

In the first verdict at the UN-backed war crimes tribunal, the Khmer Rouge’s chief executioner has been found guilty of war crimes and crimes against humanity.

Kaing Guek Eav, better known by his nom de guerre, “Duch,” ran the notorious S-21 prison where as many as 17,000 people were tortured before being killed.

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More News On Today's Conviction Of A Khmer Rouge Executioner

Khmer Rouge Figure Is Found Guilty of War Crimes -- New York Times
Khmer Rouge Jailer Faces 19 Years for 16, 000 Dead -- New York Times/Reuters
Senior Khmer Rouge Cadre Jailed For Mass Murder, Torture -- New York Times/Reuters
Former Khmer Rouge Prison Chief Gets 35-Year Jail Term -- RTT News
Khmer Rouge torture chief jailed for mass killings -- The Age
Khmer Rouge prison chief Duch found guilty -- BBC
Video of First Khmer Rouge Trial -- New York Times
Mixed reactions to Khmer Rouge verdict -- Euronews
Genocide in Cambodia: Who were the Khmer Rouge? -- CNN
Duch trial: Khmer Rouge factfile -- The Telegraph
Who's on Trial at Cambodia's War Crimes Tribunal -- New York Times/AP

Khmer Rouge Prison Chief Awaits Verdict On Genocide Charges

Judgment Day For Khmer Rouge Executioner -- The Australian

THIRTY-ONE years ago the Khmer Rouge regime collapsed and its leaders fled Phnom Penh.

Invading Vietnamese troops came across an abandoned prison where the bodies of tortured prisoners were still shackled to beds and the floor was splattered with their blood.

This was Tuol Sleng, a school that Pol Pot's murderous regime had converted into its main extermination centre in Cambodia.

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More News On Seeking Justice In Cambodia

Khmer Rouge Prison Chief Awaits Verdict -- New York Times/AP
Long haul for Cambodia's genocide court -- BBC
Cambodia confronts its past as Khmer Rouge killer awaits court's verdict -- The Independent
Comrade Duch, the Khmer Rouge executioner who killed thousands for Pol Pot, faces his day of justice -- The Guardian
Khmer Rouge victims pray at prison before historic verdict -- Montreal Gazette/AFP
Many victims of the Khmer Rouge regime may now get justice -- Herald Scotland
A timeline of the Khmer Rouge regime and its aftermath -- CNN