First defendant goes on trial at Khmer Rouge Tribunal

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Updated February 17, 2009 21:22:12

The first defendant has gone on trial in Cambodia's genocide trials. A total of five people will be tried on war crimes and crimes against humanity, with the hope that perhaps six more will be charged later. But with so many who carried out torture and murder still living in the community, there are questions about whether justice is really being done.

Presenter: Karen Percy, South East Asia Correspondent

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