Khmer leader Comrade Duch takes the stand in Cambodian tribunal
Today is the first day of the long-awaited first trial at Cambodia’s Khmer Rouge tribunal. The man best known as Comrade Duch faces charges of crimes against humanity for his role in the torture and murder of thousands of people. The BBC’s Guy De Launey is follow the story in Phnom Pehn and he joins The Takeaway with an update.
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