First Khmer Rouge Trial Silenced Critics

Photo: Duch at his trial, 20th November 2007.First Tribunal Hearing 'Ice Water Splashed on the Face' of Critics, Gov't SaysBy Heng Reaksmey, VOA Khmer Original report from Phnom Penh23 November 2007The first public hearing of a Khmer Rouge leader, held this week, should silence critics of the government's efforts for a tribunal, a spokesman said Friday.The hearing, on whether prison chief Duch