Five former leaders of the Khmer Rouge, which caused the death of an estimated 1.7 million Cambodians from 1975 to 1979- nearly a quarter of the population – will finally face judgment. A U.N.-backed tribuanl announced that the first hearing, for Kaing Guek Eav, 65, known as Comrade Duch, will begin on February 17. Duch commanded the Toul Sleng prison in Phnom Penh, where at least 14,000 people were tortured, killed or sent to the nearby burial site of Cheong Ek to be executed and disposed of.
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