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Article: Khmer Rouge leader dies Ta Mok, 80, was awaiting war crimes trial
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- International Herald Tribune
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- July 22, 2006
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Thomas Fuller
International Herald Tribune
07-22-2006
Ta Mok, a military commander of the Khmer Rouge who had been accused of war crimes, died in the Cambodian capital Friday of natural causes, angering members of human rights groups who said his death cheated the people of Cambodia of justice in a scheduled genocide trial.News agencies said that Ta Mok, believed to be about 80, died from a combination of high blood pressure, tuberculosis and respiratory problems.He was born Ek Chhoen, a son of peasants who some said lacked the intellectual polish of his foreign-educated cohorts in the Khmer Rouge. Ta Mok had been imprisoned since 1999, when he was arrested by Cambodian soldiers.''It's sad ...