Khmer Rouge: Mass Murders

In the 1970's Rouge oversaw the mass murdering of over 14,000 people known as the "Killing Fields" during the ultra-communist rule from 1975-1979. He was on trial in July of 2010 and only sentenced to 35 yrs and as it turns out he will actually serve half of that time which has Cambodian's very upset. In total 1.7 million people died during this communist rule. These deaths took place in a prison that was once a school. Other charges included rape, torture, crimes against humanity, and murder. During his trial and while receiving the verdict Rouge also known as Duch showed no remorse of emotion of any kind. Once his parole comes to trial he will be evaluated and the courts will determine whether or not he has been rehabilitated. The maximum sentence in Cambodia is only 40 years, so the fact that Rouge was not even sentenced to the max is a slap in the face to all Cambodians.