Wednesday, 18 February 2009

Day 1 of Khmer Rouge Trial in Phnom Penh

Kaing Guek Eav (C), also known as Duch, stands as the judges enter the courtroom before the start of his trial on the outskirts of Phnom Penh February 17, 2009. Duch, the ex-commandant of the notorious S-21 prison and chief Khmer Rouge torturer, faced trial for crimes against humanity on Tuesday, the first by a senior Pol Pot cadre three decades since the end of a regime blamed for 1.7 million deaths.REUTERS/Adrees Latif (CAMBODIA)

Defence attorneys Francois Roux (L) and and Savuth Kar speak to Kaing Guek Eav (R), also known as Duch, as he awaits the start of his trial on the outskirts of Phnom Penh February 17, 2009. Duch, the ex-commandant of the notorious S-21 prison and chief Khmer Rouge torturer, faced trial for crimes against humanity on Tuesday, the first by a senior Pol Pot cadre three decades since the end of a regime blamed for 1.7 million deaths.REUTERS/Adrees Latif (CAMBODIA)

Lawyers gather in during the first day of a U.N.-backed tribunal Tuesday, Feb. 17, 2009, in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. Kaing Guek Eav , a notorious torture center boss, went before Cambodia's genocide tribunal Tuesday for its first trial over the deaths of an estimated 1.7 million people at the hands of the Khmer Rouge regime more than three decades ago.(AP Photo/Adrees Latif, POOL)

Cambodians look on during the first day of a U.N.-backed tribunal Tuesday, Feb. 17, 2009, inside the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. Kaing Guek Eav, better known as Duch, who headed the S-21 prison in Phnom Penh, went before Cambodia's genocide tribunal Tuesday for its first trial over the deaths of an estimated 1.7 million people at the hands of the Khmer Rouge regime more than three decades ago.(AP Photo/Adrees Latif, POOL)

Judges arrive at the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, as the trial for former Khmer Rouge prison commander Kaing Guek Eav, also known as 'Duch' begins Tuesday, Feb. 17, 2009, in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. Duch went before Cambodia's genocide tribunal Tuesday for its first trial over the deaths of an estimated 1.7 million people at the hands of the Khmer Rouge regime more than three decades ago.(AP Photo/Adrees Latif, POOL)

Surrounded by defense lawyers and guards, former Khmer Rouge prison commander Kaing Guek Eav, 4th right, also known as 'Duch' looks on during the first day of a UN-backed tribunal Tuesday, Feb. 17, 2009, in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. Duch went before Cambodia's genocide tribunal Tuesday for its first trial over the deaths of an estimated 1.7 million people at the hands of the Khmer Rouge regime more than three decades ago.(AP Photo/Adrees Latif, POOL)

Surrounded by defense lawyers and guards, former Khmer Rouge prison commander Kaing Guek Eav, center, also known as 'Duch' looks on during the first day of a U.N.-backed tribunal Tuesday, Feb. 17, 2009, in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. Duch went before Cambodia's genocide tribunal Tuesday for its first trial over the deaths of an estimated 1.7 million people at the hands of the Khmer Rouge regime more than three decades ago.(AP Photo/Adrees Latif, POOL)

Former Khmer Rouge prison commander Kaing Guek Eav, right, also know as 'Duch' looks up while talking with a lawyer during the first day of a U.N.-backed tribunal Tuesday, Feb. 17, 2009, in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. Duch went before Cambodia's genocide tribunal Tuesday for its first trial over the deaths of an estimated 1.7 million people at the hands of the Khmer Rouge regime more than three decades ago.(AP Photo/Adrees Latif, POOL)

Cambodians gather Tuesday, Feb. 17, 2009, outside the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia as the first day of a UN-backed tribunal was set to get underway. Former Khmer Rouge prison commander Kaing Guek Eav, also known as 'Duch', went before Cambodia's genocide tribunal Tuesday for its first trial over the deaths of an estimated 1.7 million people at the hands of the Khmer Rouge regime more than three decades ago.(AP Photo/David Longstreath)

Cambodians gather Tuesday, Feb. 17, 2009, outside the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia as the first day of a UN-backed tribunal was set to get underway. Former Khmer Rouge prison commander Kaing Guek Eav, also know as 'Duch' is the first of five former Khmer Rouge leaders to be tried for crimes against humanity.(AP Photo/David Longstreath)

A security officer checks vehicles as they arrive to attend the trial of chief Khmer Rouge torturer Kaing Guek Eav, also known as Duch, on the outskirts of Phnom Penh February 17, 2009. Duch faced trial for crimes against humanity on Tuesday, the first by a senior Pol Pot cadre three decades since the end of a regime blamed for 1.7 million deaths.REUTERS/Chor Sokunthea (CAMBODIA)

Monks stand in line to attend the trial of chief Khmer Rouge torturer Kaing Guek Eav, also known as Duch, on the outskirts of Phnom Penh February 17, 2009. Duch faced trial for crimes against humanity on Tuesday, the first by a senior Pol Pot cadre three decades since the end of a regime blamed for 1.7 million deaths.REUTERS/Chor Sokunthea (CAMBODIA)

Cambodian Buddhist monks gather Tuesday, Feb. 17, 2009, outside the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, as the first day of a U.N.-backed tribunal was set to get underway. A notorious torture center boss went before Cambodia's genocide tribunal Tuesday for its first trial over the deaths of an estimated 1.7 million people at the hands of the Khmer Rouge regime more than three decades ago.(AP Photo/David Longstreath)

Cambodian Buddhist monks gather Tuesday, Feb. 17, 2009, outside the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, as the first day of a U.N.-backed tribunal was set to get underway. A notorious torture center boss went before Cambodia's genocide tribunal Tuesday for its first trial over the deaths of an estimated 1.7 million people at the hands of the Khmer Rouge regime more than three decades ago.(AP Photo/David Longstreath)

Cambodians gather Tuesday, Feb. 17, 2009, outside the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, as the first day of a U.N.-backed tribunal was set to get underway. Kaing Guek Eav, a notorious torture center boss, went before Cambodia's genocide tribunal Tuesday for its first trial over the deaths of an estimated 1.7 million people at the hands of the Khmer Rouge regime more than three decades ago.(AP Photo/David Longstreath)

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