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First trial for Khmer Rouge war crimes

When Kaing Guek Eav takes his seat in the special courthouse built for the Khmer Rouge war crimes tribunal just before 9am tomorrow, it will mark a moment many Cambodians feared they would never see. Thirty years after the fall of Pol Pot, the maths teacher... Full Article at Guardian Unlimited

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