Khmer Rouge court told how Westerner was burned alive
SOURCE: Telegraph (UK) (8-6-09)
A former security guard at the Khmer Rouge's most notorious prison told a tribunal on Wednesday that he watched as a Western prisoner was burned alive.
But the head of the prison - the first senior Khmer Rouge figure to face trial in the UN-assisted tribunal - denied it.
Up to 16,000 people were tortured under Duch's command at S-21 prison and later were taken away to be killed during the Khmer Rouge's 1975-1979 rule of Cambodia. Only a handful survived.
But the head of the prison - the first senior Khmer Rouge figure to face trial in the UN-assisted tribunal - denied it.
Up to 16,000 people were tortured under Duch's command at S-21 prison and later were taken away to be killed during the Khmer Rouge's 1975-1979 rule of Cambodia. Only a handful survived.
Source:
Telegraph (UK)
Source URL:
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/cambodia/5982333/Khmer-Rouge-court-told-how-Westerner-was-burned-alive.html
Date:
8-6-09
