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PHNOM PENH, Cambodia — A U.N.-backed war crimes tribunal sentenced the former Khmer Rouge chief jailer today to 35 years in prison — the first verdict involving a leader of the genocidal regime.
Kaing Guek Eav, 67, also known as Duch, listened impassively as the chief judge read out the verdict convicting him of crimes against humanity and war crimes. He will serve 19 years because the court shaved off the 11 years he’s already spent in detention and five more for being illegally detained in a military court.
He had faced a maximum sentence of death, and many victims and their relatives were angry that his sentence was not more severe. Some of them broke down in tears.
