Cambodia's United Nations-backed Khmer Rouge tribunal has sentenced notorious jailor Duch to life in prison, describing his crimes as "among the worst in recorded human history."
In a ruling handed down Friday, judges in Cambodia's United Nations-backed war crimes court dismissed the appeal of a notorious Khmer Rouge jailer, saying he should spend his life in prison for the "shocking and heinous" crimes committed at the S-21 torture center.
Duch, born Kaing Guek Eav, served as chairman of the primary school-turned-prison during the Khmer Rouge's 1975-79 rule of terror.
In July 2010, the tribunal convicted Duch for crimes against humanity. But his 35-year sentence, which was reduced by 11 years for time already served and another five years for his illegal detention prior to the trial, angered activists and regime survivors.
On Friday, the wiry 69-year-old looked on impassively as judges detailed the conditions at the S-21 "factory of death" where at least 12,272 perceived "enemies" of the Khmer Rouge regime were sent for interrogation and subsequently executed. Only a handful survived.
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