"The interrogators and guards burst out laughing, " when they heard that, said Phnom Penh deputy governor Chea Sophara.

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But the capital's determined first deputy governor, Chea Sophara, who is in charge of the operation, is not giving up.

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The father was able to open the door a few inches and saw the bodies of Chea and Sreap on the floor.

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Ms Chea says he is a far better orator than any rival.

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On March 27th the defence team for Nuon Chea, another of the accused, backed by two other defence teams, asked to see the confidential UN review.

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When they arrived, they found Touch Chea, 71, and his wife, Sorn Sreap, 73, dead, apparently due to blunt force trauma to the head and face, Markiewicz said.

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At one point, Defence Minister Daniel Chea himself ran out into the streets to order troops to turn off flashing lights on their vehicles, saying it was adding to the panic.

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The sergeant said the 2-year-old's father told police that he and his wife, who is pregnant, lived in the home with their children -- ages 4 and 2 -- along with Chea, Sreap and another relative.

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