Duch is being tried for crimes against humanity, premeditated murder, torture, breaches of the Geneva Convention and breaches of international laws. After his apology on the first day of the trial, Duch’s lawyer argued his for bail.
In fact, his French lawyer, Francois Roux, said that because Duch was detained for ten years before the start of the trial, the courts violated international laws and the Cambodian Constitution. Roux said “his detention should have only lasted three years.”
On April 1, the day after Duch begged for forgiveness, Roux argued in the court chambers that Duch should be granted bail for the rest of the trial. If bail is allowed, Duch would be placed in a safe-house until the end of the trial, which is scheduled to conclude by mid-summer.
Prosecution lawyers revealed their argument, when they showed worry that letting Duch have bail “because his personal safety would be at risk and social order would be jeopardized.”
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