On 26th July 2010, Comrade Duch, the chief executioner of the Khmer Rouge will finally face justice. A verdict is due to be passed down in the trial of Duch who is charged with war crimes and crimes against humanity for his part in the deaths of up to 12,000 Cambodians.

Duch’s trial would not be possible if photographer Nic Dunlop had not tracked him down in 1999. The story is told in Nic’s book The Lost Executioner.

Dunlop says, “It’s a strange thing to think that a chance encounter eleven years ago in a remote village has led to a multi-million dollar trial involving dozens of legal experts, academics, victims, perpetrators and journalists. But it is disappointing that only one man has been tried for these crimes in more than 30 years.’

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