The prosecutors at the Extraordinary Chambers of the Cambodian Courts (ECCC) on October 19 asked for a life sentence for the former chief of the Khmer Rouge run Toul Sleng S-21 prison, Kaing Guek Eav.
Previously, on July 26, the ECCC sentenced Kaing Guek Eav, known as Duch, to 35 years in jail, on charges of war crimes and crimes against humanity.
In their appeal, the prosecutors said that "a sentence of only 35 years for crimes of this magnitude is plainly unjust", and sought additional convictions for genocide, imprisonment, torture, rape, persecution on political grounds and other inhumane acts.
Kaing Guek Eav is the first former Khmer Rouge leader to have faced an international tribunal. He ran Toul Sleng prison where 15,000 people were tortured and brutally executed, with very few escaping alive.
Four other Khmer Rouge leaders, including Nuon Chea, Khieu Sampham, Ieng Sary and Ieng Thirith, are currently under detention waiting for their tribunals on charges of genocide and war crimes.
From 1975 to 1979 the Khmer Rouge regime killed 1.7 million people in Cambodia./.
Previously, on July 26, the ECCC sentenced Kaing Guek Eav, known as Duch, to 35 years in jail, on charges of war crimes and crimes against humanity.
In their appeal, the prosecutors said that "a sentence of only 35 years for crimes of this magnitude is plainly unjust", and sought additional convictions for genocide, imprisonment, torture, rape, persecution on political grounds and other inhumane acts.
Kaing Guek Eav is the first former Khmer Rouge leader to have faced an international tribunal. He ran Toul Sleng prison where 15,000 people were tortured and brutally executed, with very few escaping alive.
Four other Khmer Rouge leaders, including Nuon Chea, Khieu Sampham, Ieng Sary and Ieng Thirith, are currently under detention waiting for their tribunals on charges of genocide and war crimes.
From 1975 to 1979 the Khmer Rouge regime killed 1.7 million people in Cambodia./.
