Duch is the first former Khmer Rouge leader to stand trial . NEW : Duch offers basic introduction of himself ; court officials read probe 's findings . Duch 's trial is taking place outside the Cambodian capital , Phnom Penh . Prison victims were military officials , Communist Party members . The government has been accused by human rights groups and international observers of using torture to extract confessions from suspects in a case that shocked Cambodia last year.
NEW : Duch offers basic introduction of himself ; court officials read probe 's findings . Duch 's trial is taking place outside the Cambodian capital , Phnom Penh . Prison victims were military officials , Communist Party members . The government has been accused by human rights groups and international observers of using torture to extract confessions from suspects in a case that shocked Cambodia last year.