Khieu Samphan (with headphones) sits in a courtroom during a hearing at the United Nations-backed war crimes tribunal in Cambodia’s capital Phnom Penh on Sept. 22, 2022. EXTRAORDINARY CHAMBERS IN THE COURTS OF CAMBODIA FILE PHOTO VIA AP
Khieu Samphan (with headphones) sits in a courtroom during a hearing at the United Nations-backed war crimes tribunal in Cambodia’s capital Phnom Penh on Sept. 22, 2022. EXTRAORDINARY CHAMBERS IN THE COURTS OF CAMBODIA FILE PHOTO VIA AP
Khieu Samphan (with headphones) sits in a courtroom during a hearing at the United Nations-backed war crimes tribunal in Cambodia's capital Phnom Penh on Sept. 22, 2022. EXTRAORDINARY CHAMBERS IN THE COURTS OF CAMBODIA FILE PHOTO VIA AP

PHNOM PENH: The last surviving Khmer Rouge leader has been transferred to a Cambodian state prison to serve two life sentences after losing his appeal against a genocide conviction, prosecutors said on Wednesday.

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