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Former Khmer Rouge jailer charged Former Khmer Rouge jailer charged
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An ex-Khmer Rouge prison chief has been charged with crimes against humanity by a UN-backed tribunal in Cambodia.An ex-Khmer Rouge prison chief has been charged with crimes against humanity by a UN-backed tribunal in Cambodia.
Kang Kek Ieu, also known as Duch, was in charge of a notorious prison in the country's capital, Phnom Penh. Kang Kek Ieu, also known as Duch, was in charge of the notorious S21 jail in the country's capital, Phnom Penh.
He has been placed in detention and is the first of five suspects prosecutors have asked judges to investigate in relation to deaths in the 1970s. Duch is the first of five suspects whom prosecutors have asked judges to investigate, about deaths under the Khmer Rouge regime in the late 1970s.
As many as two million people are thought to have died during the four years of Khmer Rouge rule.As many as two million people are thought to have died during the four years of Khmer Rouge rule.