Khmer Rouge trial TV show a ratings hit

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Updated August 25, 2009 21:07:47

In Cambodia, a half hour television show has proved a surprise success by telling ordinary Cambodians about the trial of Comrade Duch, the former Khmer Rouge prison commander on trial in Phnom Penh. And it's become a popular way to tell people about the crimes of the regime.

Presenter: Robert Carmichael in Phnom Penh
Speakers: Neth Pheaktra, TV presenter; Ung Chan Sophea, TV presenter; Reach Sambath, director, public affairs, Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia

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