Factfile: Kaing Guek Eav (Duch)
Born in the early 1940s, Duch trained as a teacher before joining the Khmer Rouge
During Khmer Rouge rule between 1975 and 1979 he headed the regime's Santebal secret police
He also headed the notorious S-21 torture and interrogation centre in a former Phnom Penh high school
Prosecutors say Duch's name appears on dozens of execution warrants
Duch fled Phnom Penh when Vietnamese forces invaded in early 1979
Living in a remote jungle hideout, he converted to Christianity in 1996
In 1999 he was arrested and charged with murder, torture and membership of an outlawed group
In 2007 Duch became the first suspect brought before the UN-backed tribunal to try former Khmer Rouge officials
Source: Agencies
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