Call for 40-year term for ex-Khmer Rouge prison chief
Former Khmer Rouge prison chief Duch should be jailed for 40 years, a prosecutor has told Cambodia's UN-backed war crimes court.
Duch, whose real name is Kaing Guek Eav, had overseen the deaths of 15,000 people at Tuol Sleng jail in the 1970s, the court heard.
In a closing statement, Duch apologised to his victims but said he had not carried out the massacres alone.
The tribunal is not expected to give a verdict before early next year.
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Duch, whose real name is Kaing Guek Eav, had overseen the deaths of 15,000 people at Tuol Sleng jail in the 1970s, the court heard.
In a closing statement, Duch apologised to his victims but said he had not carried out the massacres alone.
The tribunal is not expected to give a verdict before early next year.