Prison chief says Khmer Rouge leader Pol Pot ordered 4 Western prisoners killed

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia — Khmer Rouge leader Pol Pot personally ordered the killing and burning of four Western prisoners who were captured while sailing in Cambodian waters, a former prison chief on trial for crimes against humanity testified Wednesday.

Alleged Khmer Rouge torturer cries as he recalls former comrades held in his prison

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia — A man accused of running an infamous Khmer Rouge torture center broke down in tears at his trial Monday as he spoke of the imprisonment and execution of former comrades in the facility he commanded.

Accused Khmer Rouge torturer testifies subordinates were executed for mishaps

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia — The man accused of running a torture center for the Khmer Rouge testified Monday that its own guards and interrogators were among those executed, sometimes for making minor mistakes.

Accused Khmer Rouge torturer describes policy of killing babies and toddlers

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia — Khmer Rouge guards killed babies by battering them against trees under an official policy to ensure the children of the brutal Cambodian regime’s victims could never take revenge for their parents’ deaths, the group’s chief jailer testified Monday.

Accused Khmer Rouge torturer explains policy of killing babies and toddlers

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia — The Khmer Rouge regime of the 1970s killed babies and toddlers — sometimes by holding their legs and smashing their heads against trees — so they would not seek revenge later in life, the group’s former chief jailer said Monday.

Japan donates $4 million to Khmer Rouge genocide tribunal to pay Cambodian staff

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia — Japan has donated $4.17 million to the U.N.-backed genocide tribunal trying former Khmer Rouge leaders on war crimes charges, just as the troubled court was running out of funding, a court official said Friday.