"Th[is] 69-year-old was the commander of Tuol Sleng prison, where at least 15,000 men, women and children deemed enemies of the regime were tortured and then executed in "killing fields" outside Phnom Penh." Read more...
As the first of the convicted yet to be sentenced, this is HUGE news for survivors of the Khmer Rouge. Justice is coming thirty years after the fact, but still and all, better late than never.
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For the families of those affected, there is never "too late." This is very good news, though it won't ease their pain. At least justice appears to be getting served…finally.
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