A resident drives past the marshland where Cambodia hopes to turn the page on decades of upheaval by opening a stock exchange in Phnom Penh September 25, 2009. The idea of a Cambodian stockmarket has been floated since the 1990s but has struggled for traction in a country known for a culture of political impunity, chronic poverty and a history of violence, including the Khmer Rouge "Killing Fields". Picture taken September 25, 2009. Reuters Pictures 2 months ago

A resident drives past the marshland where Cambodia hopes to turn the page on decades of upheaval by opening a stock exchange in Phnom Penh September 25, 2009. The idea of a Cambodian stockmarket has been floated since the 1990s but has struggled for traction in a country known for a culture of political impunity, chronic poverty and a history of violence, including the Khmer Rouge "Killing Fields". Picture taken September 25, 2009.

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  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. 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.
  4. 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.
  5. 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.
  6. 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.
  7. In this photo released by the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia, judges for Cambodia's U.N.-backed genocide tribunal and officers stand up before a session of Kaing Guek Eav, alias Duch, the former chief of the Khmer Rouge's notorious S-21 prison, in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, Friday, Nov. 27, 2009.
  8. Khmer Rouge's chief torturer and jailer Kaing Guek Eav, better known as Duch, stands next to a security guard 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.
  9. In this photo released by the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia, Kaing Guek Eav, the former chief of the Khmer Rouge's notorious S-21 prison, sits in the courtroom of the U.N.-backed tribunal in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, Friday, Nov. 27, 2009. Both sides in the genocide trial wrap up their cases on Friday amid allegations by prosecutors that the former school teacher's admissions of guilt are insincere.
  10. In this photo released by the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia, Kaing Guek Eav, the former chief of the Khmer Rouge's notorious S-21 prison, right, sits in the courtroom of the U.N.-backed tribunal in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, Friday, Nov. 27, 2009. Both sides in the genocide trial wrap up their cases on Friday amid allegations by prosecutors that the former school teacher's admissions of guilt are insincere.
  11. In this photo released by the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia, Kaing Guek Eav, the former chief of the Khmer Rouge's notorious S-21 prison, sits in the courtroom of the U.N.-backed tribunal in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, Friday, Nov. 27, 2009. Both sides in the genocide trial wrap up their cases on Friday amid allegations by prosecutors that the former school teacher's admissions of guilt are insincere.
  12. Khmer Rouge's chief torturer and jailer Kaing Guek Eav, better known as Duch, sits next to a security guard 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.
  13. Khmer Rouge's chief torturer and jailer Kaing Guek Eav, better known as Duch, stands next to a security guard 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. Cambodian Buddhist monks walk though the gate to the U.N.-backed tribunal court hall as Kaing Guek Eav, the former chief of the Khmer Rouge's notorious S-21 prison, is on trial for war crimes and crimes against humanity, in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, Friday, Nov. 27, 2009.
  15. Cambodians sit and watch Kaing Guek Eav's trial through a TV monitor outside the U.N.-backed tribunal court hall in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, Friday, Nov. 27, 2009. The former chief of the Khmer Rouge's notorious S-21 prison is on trial for war crimes and crimes against humanity, in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, Friday, Nov. 27, 2009.
  16. Cambodian Buddhist monks walk though the gate to the U.N.-backed tribunal court hall as Kaing Guek Eav, the former chief of the Khmer Rouge's notorious S-21 prison, is on trial for war crimes and crimes against humanity, in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, Friday, Nov. 27, 2009.

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