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Cambodian Khmer Rouge trial of Comrade Duch set to end

The first trial at Cambodia's Khmer Rouge tribunal is entering its final week, with lawyers due to give closing arguments after months of testimony.

Kaing Guek Euv, better known as Comrade Duch, ran a prison where thousands of people were tortured and murdered in the late 1970s.

He is accused of crimes against humanity and faces a lifetime prison sentence if convicted.

But the defence is likely to repeat its argument that he was following orders.
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