Who Were The Khmer Rouge?

The Khmer Rouge’s interrogator-in-chief Kaing Guek Eav, better known by his alias Duch, died Wednesday in Cambodia’s capital at the age of 77. 

The former teacher ran a notorious prison for the regime, overseeing the deaths of some 15,000 people – a fraction of the estimated two million who died.

Here’s what we know about the Khmer Rouge.

In full: https://theaseanpost.com/article/who-were-khmer-rouge

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