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ECCC Update: Duch Verdict and Sentencing – Duch Appeal – Case 002: Genocide Indictment sought – Decisions on Admissibility of Civil Parties

ECCC Updates by Jenny Kelleher
Duch’s verdict and sentencing
On July 26 2010, the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia (ECCC) found Kaing Guek Eav, better known as Duch, guilty of war crimes and crimes against humanity, making him the first Khmer Rouge defendant to be brought to justice. Duch, who ran the infamous Tuol Sleng [...]

Kaing Guek Eav (Duch) convicted of crimes against humanity and grave breaches of the Geneva Conventions of 1949 at the ECCC

The Trial Chamber of the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia (ECCC) today found Kaing Guek Eav alias Duch guilty of crimes against humanity and grave breaches of the Geneva Conventions of 1949 and sentenced him to thirty-five years of imprisonment. Following an earlier decision of the Chamber of 15 June 2009, the Chamber [...]

ECCC Update: Date set for Duch Verdict – PTC Rules on JCE – Provisional Detention Appeals Dismissed

ECCC Updates by Jenny Kelleher:
Duch verdict to be announced on 26th July 2010
The ECCC has set the date for the verdict in Case File No. 001 concerning accused person Kaing Guek Eav alias Duch, as Monday 26 July 2010.
Duch is accused of crimes against humanity and war crimes, as well as premeditated murder and [...]

ECCC Update: Five New Suspects to be Investigated – New Acting Co-Prosecutor Appointed – Presentation of Evidence in Duch Trial Concludes

ECCC Updates by Jenny Kelleher.
William Smith appointed as Acting International Co-Prosecutor
Mr. William Smith (Australia) was appointed as the Acting International Co-Prosecutor following the resignation of Mr. Robert Petit on the 1st September 2009.  A permanent replacement for the position is currently under consideration.  Mr. Smith worked previously as a trial officer, legal officer and analyst [...]

ECCC Update: Independent Counsellor for ECCC; Duch Trial Ongoing – verdict expected in 2010

ECCC Updates by Jenny Kelleher.
ECCC establishes independent counsellor
On the 12th August 2009, the UN released a statement that an “Agreement to Establish an Independent Counsellor at the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia” had been reached.
The Agreement was reached jointly between Deputy Prime Minister and Chairman of the Royal Government Task Force on the [...]

ECCC Update – PTC Issues Decisions on Pre-Trial Detention; Duch Trial Ongoing

ECCC Updates by Jenny Kelleher:
Duch’s Detention Period may be Taken into Account at Sentencing

The Trial Chamber has ruled that Duch may receive credit for all time spent in detention both under the Military Court and the ECCC.
In a decision released on the 15th June 2009, the Trial Chamber denied the request for the release [...]