Africa | America | Asia | Australasia | Europe | India | Middle East | UK | US

Cambodia tribunal to rule on bail for torture commandant

Posted : Wed, 28 Nov 2007 11:11:03 GMT
By : DPA
Category : World
News Alerts by Email ( click here )
World News | Home
Phnom Penh - The tribunal to bring former Khmer Rouge leaders to justice Wednesday announced it was ready to rule on the appeal against pre-trial detention of the commandant of the notorious S-21 torture centre. The special court said it would hand down its decision on whether or not to release Kaing Guek Eav, better known as Duch, by Monday.

Lawyers for Duch argued last week that his more than eight years of pre-trial detention violated his human rights and appealed for bail pending his trial on charges of crimes against humanity.

Prosecutors have countered that his release would allow him to access key witnesses against him and he may be a flight risk.

Up to 2 million Cambodians died during the 1975-79 Khmer Rouge regime, and up to 17,000 died after entering S-21, a former school in Phnom Penh converted into a prison.

Copyright DPA

Share/Save/Bookmark

Article : Cambodia tribunal to rule on bail for torture commandant
Print this article
Email this article

Stay Updated
News gadget on your Google homepage
Subscribe to a news feed in Google Reader


Related News

Released Canadian, Australian journalists due to fly to Kenya
Mogadishu - A Canadian journalist and Australian photographer freed after 15 months of captivity in Somalia were on Thursday due to fly to Nairobi, the capital of neighbouring Kenya. Canadian journalist Amanda Lindhout and Australian photographer Nig...

Former Colombian general sentenced for 1997 massacre
Bogota - A retired Colombian general was sentenced to 40 years in prison Wednesday for his involvement in a massacre by ultra-rightist paramilitaries. A Bogota court ruled that Jaime Uscategui, then-commander of the 8th brigade based in the town of V...

Chavez calls Ahmadinejad 'gladiator' against imperialism
Caracas - Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez received Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad Wednesday in Caracas as a friend and brother with full military honours. The left-wing Chavez and arch-conservative Ahmadinejad, united in their animosity tow...

PREVIEW: Former guerrilla fighter favoured in Uruguayan election
Buenos Aires/Montevideo - Sunday's presidential run-off in Uruquay is likely to complete the journey of former Tupamaru guerilla Jose Mujica from the 1973-85 military dictatorship's torture cells to the presidential palace....

Serbian village's charcoal burners happily in the black
Klokocevac, Serbia - Charcoal piles are smoking in the narrow valleys of Klokocevac, a small village in eastern Serbia 15 kilometres south of the Danube River near the Romanian and Bulgarian borders. The grilling season in Western Europe is long over...

Venice's resident population keeps sinking
Venice - Is Venice, the lagoon city of canals and gondolas, in danger of becoming an open-air museum teeming with foreign tourists and devoid of Venetians? The fear may seem exaggerated, but it is true that the number of natives keeps sinking. In Oct...

PREVIEW: Disputed elections in Honduras might not end crisis
Tegucigalpa/Mexico City - Honduras is set to vote Sunday in a general election whose legitimacy is being called into question. The Central American country's political elite - personified by de facto leader Rober...

Have your Say
Name
Email
Subject
Your Comment

Enter Verification code
 
  

 

 

More World News click here
Follow The Earth Times
Subscribe to RSS Follow Earth Times on TwitterNews by email
Share/Save/Bookmark

 
 



 
Subscribe to free Earthtimes
News Alerts by Email Click here
For RSS Feeds Click here
or Create your own RSS

Add to Google Toolbar
Breaking News
Press Releases

 


The Earth Times
News Category

© 2009 www.earthtimes.org, The Earth Times, All Rights Reserved | Privacy Policy
Earth Times accept no responsibility or liability either directly or indirectly for views or opinions expressed in articles or comments.