Chum Manh, 78, a survivor of the Khmer Rouge S-21 torture centre, points as his photo during a visit to the Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum in Phnom Penh, August 31, 2009, as he boycotts the Khmer Rouge trial of Duch, the chief of the S-21. A group of 28 civil parties, many of relatives of prisoners who died after harsh interrogations at S-21, boycotted the trial as they are disappointed with the court order not to question the personal character of Duch. Reuters Pictures 2 months ago

Chum Manh, 78, a survivor of the Khmer Rouge S-21 torture centre, points as his photo during a visit to the Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum in Phnom Penh, August 31, 2009, as he boycotts the Khmer Rouge trial of Duch, the chief of the S-21. A group of 28 civil parties, many of relatives of prisoners who died after harsh interrogations at S-21, boycotted the trial as they are disappointed with the court order not to question the personal character of Duch.

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  1. Chhum Mey, front right, 78, a survivor of the Khmer Rouge's S-21 prison during the Khmer Rouge regime, burns an incense stick at Tuol Sleng genocide museum in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, Monday, Aug. 31, 2009. Lawyers representing victims of Cambodia's murderous Khmer Rouge regime boycotted a tribunal trying its leaders after being barred Monday from questioning a defendant about his personality and state of mind. Mey said he was disappointed with the judges decision and urged the chamber explain the reason.
  2. Chhum Mey, 78, a survivor of the Khmer Rouge's S-21 prison during the Khmer Rouge regime, gestures as he stands inside his former cell of the prison, now reopened as Tuol Sleng genocide museum in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, Monday, Aug. 31, 2009. Lawyers representing victims of Cambodia's murderous Khmer Rouge regime boycotted a tribunal trying its leaders after being barred Monday from questioning a defendant about his personality and state of mind. Mey said he was disappointed with the judges decision and urged the chamber explain the reason.
  3. Chhum Mey, 78, a survivor of Khmer Rouge's S-21 prison during the Khmer Rouge regime, describes a story when he was the former Khmer Rouge prisoner at the prison, now turned to Tuol Sleng genocide museum in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, Monday, Aug. 31, 2009. Lawyers representing victims of Cambodia's murderous Khmer Rouge regime boycotted a tribunal trying its leaders after being barred Monday from questioning a defendant about his personality and state of mind. Mey said he was disappointed with the judges decision and urged the chamber explain the reason.
  4. Chum Manh, 78, a survivor of the Khmer Rouge S-21 torture centre, sits in his former cell during a visit to the Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum in Phnom Penh, August 31, 2009, as he boycotts the Khmer Rouge trial of Duch, the chief of the S-21. A group of 28 civil parties, many of them relatives of prisoners who died after harsh interrogations at S-21, boycotted the trial as they are disappointed with the court order not to question the personal character of Duch.
  5. Chum Manh, 78, a survivor of the Khmer Rouge S-21 torture centre, points as his photo during a visit to the Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum in Phnom Penh, August 31, 2009, as he boycotts the Khmer Rouge trial of Duch, the chief of the S-21. A group of 28 civil parties, many of relatives of prisoners who died after harsh interrogations at S-21, boycotted the trial as they are disappointed with the court order not to question the personal character of Duch.
  6. Chum Manh, 78, a survivor of the Khmer Rouge S-21 torture centre, poses in his former cell during a visit to the Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum in Phnom Penh, August 31, 2009, as he boycotts the Khmer Rouge trial of Duch, the chief of the S-21. A group of 28 civil parties, many of them relatives of the prisoners who died after harsh interrogations at the S-21, boycotted the trial as they are disappointed with the court order not to question the personal character of Duch.
  7. Chum Manh (R), 78, a survivor of the Khmer Rouge S-21 torture centre, wipes away tears while people pray at the Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum in Phnom Penh, August 31, 2009, as they boycott the Khmer Rouge trial of Duch, the chief of the S-21. A group of 28 civil parties, many of them relatives of the prisoners who died after harsh interrogations at the S-21, boycotted the trial as they are disappointed with the court order not to question the personal character of Duch.
  8. Chum Manh (R), 78, a survivor of the Khmer Rouge S-21 torture centre, wipes away tears while people pray at the Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum in Phnom Penh, August 31, 2009, as they boycott the Khmer Rouge trial of Duch, the chief of the S-21. A group of 28 civil parties, many of them who survived the S-21 where more than 14,000 prisoners died after harsh interrogations, boycotted the trial as they are disappointed with the court order not to question the personal character of Duch.
  9. Chum Manh, 78, a survivor of the Khmer Rouge S-21 torture centre, poses in his former cell during a visit to the Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum in Phnom Penh, August 31, 2009, as he boycotts the Khmer Rouge trial of Duch, the chief of the S-21. A group of 28 civil parties, many of them who survived the S-21 where more than 14,000 prisoners died after harsh interrogations, boycotted the trial as they are disappointed with the court order not to question the personal character of Duch.
  10. Khmer Rouge survivors and civil party members pray in front of a stupa at the Tuol Sleng genocide museum in Phnom Penh on August 31, 2009. The UN-backed war crimes tribunal into the Khmer Rouge's main jail chief Duch, actual name Kaing Guek Eav, was boycotted by a group of 28 civil parties who are angry with judges for ruling last week to ban them and their lawyers from questioning Duch about his personality in the forthcoming hearings.
  11. Cambodian villagers walk through a gate outside the courtroom before the U.N.-backed tribunal of Kaing Guek Eav, the former chief of the Khmer Rouge's notorious S-21 prison, in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, Friday, Nov. 27, 2009. Closing arguments were expected to conclude Friday in the genocide trial with both sides sparing over how much the former school teacher should be held accountable for the regime's brutality.
  12. Cambodian villagers walk through a gate outside the courtroom before the U.N.-backed tribunal of Kaing Guek Eav, the former chief of the Khmer Rouge's notorious S-21 prison, in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, Friday, Nov. 27, 2009. Closing arguments were expected to conclude Friday in the genocide trial with both sides sparing over how much the former school teacher should be held accountable for the regime's brutality.
  13. People look at an empty dock as they wait for the arrival of Khmer Rouge's chief torturer and jailer Kaing Guek Eav, better known as Duch, on the fifth day of the closing arguments in his trial by a U.N.-backed tribunal at the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia (ECCC) on the outskirts of Phnom Penh November 27, 2009. Duch had to "kill or be killed" and operate like an "obedient machine", his lawyer said on Thursday in defending the first member of Cambodia's murderous regime to face justice.
  14. Cambodians prepare to walk into a courtroom to attend the trial of Khmer Rouge's chief torturer and jailer Kaing Guek Eav, better known as Duch, on the fifth day of the closing arguments in his trial by a U.N.-backed tribunal at the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia (ECCC) on the outskirts of Phnom Penh November 27, 2009. Duch had to "kill or be killed" and operate like an "obedient machine", his lawyer said on Thursday in defending the first member of Cambodia's murderous regime to face justice.
  15. Khmer Rouge's chief torturer and jailer Kaing Guek Eav, better known as Duch, listens on the fifth day of the closing arguments in his trial by a U.N.-backed tribunal at the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia (ECCC) on the outskirts of Phnom Penh November 27, 2009. Duch had to "kill or be killed" and operate like an "obedient machine", his lawyer said on Thursday in defending the first member of Cambodia's murderous regime to face justice.
  16. Cambodians wait in line to attend the trial of Khmer Rouge's chief torturer and jailer Kaing Guek Eav, better known as Duch, on the fifth day of the closing arguments in his trial by a U.N.-backed tribunal at the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia (ECCC) on the outskirts of Phnom Penh November 27, 2009. Duch had to "kill or be killed" and operate like an "obedient machine", his lawyer said on Thursday in defending the first member of Cambodia's murderous regime to face justice.

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