Win Thida, VOA Khmer Original report from Phnom Penh
05 October 2007
Rigth: Ly Kimseng says she had not been separated at length from her husband, Nuon Chea, until his detention by the Khmer Rouge tribunal in September. (Photo by Win Thida)
The worried wife of the Khmer Rouge's chief ideologue arrived in Phnom Penh Friday, expecting next week to meet her husband, who is being held by the tribunal courts on atrocity crimes.
"I miss him," Ly Kimseng told VOA Khmer. "When we are apart for the first time like this, I am sad about him living this way, about his eating food, his sleep."
Under the policies of the Khmer Rouge, hundreds of thousands of families were separated into various agricultural work camps—children cut off from their parents, husbands kept from their wives, all made to work for the Angkar, the Organization. Nuon Chea faces charges that he helped design these policies.
Ly Kimseng said she had been given permission to visit her husband on Monday. She planned to bring him religious books and "some shirts." She was concerned over his reportedly high blood pressure and his overall health, a concern shared by tribunal observers, who fear the aging leaders of the regime will never see trial.
"He usually does not feel well," Ly Kimseng said. "He often chokes [on his food] and I am worried about this. When he is by himself, no one helps him, and if I could stay near him, I would see and would leap up and help him."
Nuon Chea has been receiving top medical care since his Sept. 19 detention. But the general health of the 82-year-old man is failing. His high blood pressure prevented a session of questioning by investigating judges in September.
"We have never been separated before, and I miss him because he is old, and he has difficulty walking," Ly Kimseng said. "I am concerned that when he has to go to the bathroom, he might fall down. I miss him. We lived in our house, just the two of us.... Since our marriage, this is the first time we have been apart."
Nuon Chea is still seeking a foreign lawyer, preferably one who speaks Thai, Ly Kimseng said, adding that she wanted to see a hearing for her husband as soon as possible.
"It all depends on his health," she said. "I would like for it to happen soon, so that it will be over soon too, to be over right away, to see black and white, so that it will be clear. At the hearing, he will speak the truth, and he will not say something just to get off the hook."
The worried wife of the Khmer Rouge's chief ideologue arrived in Phnom Penh Friday, expecting next week to meet her husband, who is being held by the tribunal courts on atrocity crimes.
"I miss him," Ly Kimseng told VOA Khmer. "When we are apart for the first time like this, I am sad about him living this way, about his eating food, his sleep."
Under the policies of the Khmer Rouge, hundreds of thousands of families were separated into various agricultural work camps—children cut off from their parents, husbands kept from their wives, all made to work for the Angkar, the Organization. Nuon Chea faces charges that he helped design these policies.
Ly Kimseng said she had been given permission to visit her husband on Monday. She planned to bring him religious books and "some shirts." She was concerned over his reportedly high blood pressure and his overall health, a concern shared by tribunal observers, who fear the aging leaders of the regime will never see trial.
"He usually does not feel well," Ly Kimseng said. "He often chokes [on his food] and I am worried about this. When he is by himself, no one helps him, and if I could stay near him, I would see and would leap up and help him."
Nuon Chea has been receiving top medical care since his Sept. 19 detention. But the general health of the 82-year-old man is failing. His high blood pressure prevented a session of questioning by investigating judges in September.
"We have never been separated before, and I miss him because he is old, and he has difficulty walking," Ly Kimseng said. "I am concerned that when he has to go to the bathroom, he might fall down. I miss him. We lived in our house, just the two of us.... Since our marriage, this is the first time we have been apart."
Nuon Chea is still seeking a foreign lawyer, preferably one who speaks Thai, Ly Kimseng said, adding that she wanted to see a hearing for her husband as soon as possible.
"It all depends on his health," she said. "I would like for it to happen soon, so that it will be over soon too, to be over right away, to see black and white, so that it will be clear. At the hearing, he will speak the truth, and he will not say something just to get off the hook."
9 comments:
This evil should go to hell to see her husband. I was a victim from her stupid rules from 1975-1979.
This bitch should also be hang along with her evil husband for providing him comfort(sex) all along.She said;i miss my husband i said; bitch just go to hell now.Your fucking husband had caused all kind of trouble to all of us here.Oh! when you bitch reasdy to go to hell don't forget to take evil Sihanouk along too.
We should not act out irrationally against by going after his wife. We don't know if she approved of his actions or was tormented by them all the years.
3.38am, no need to doubt if she approved of the actions, i say yes, she did. as of 5 years a go she still belived Ros Nhim and Sor Phim were yuon spies and needed to be liquidated. her views eaxtly aligned with nuon chea.
Hmm ... interesting, guys, are there any women accused of the genocide crime? I bet the fucking corrupted ECCC only targeted men. I wont be surprised if the Ankar turned out to be a woman/en
She was more like his top paid slave than his wife.
I think they should summon her as a witness in the trial. There is a possibility that her hubby told her many things. The best way to do this is with a surprise summon, so that she have no time to prepare, but then again with the retarded westerner system, this sort of trick is considered illegal, which is really stupid.
I agree with you 2:59PM, the world has to deal with all khmer rouge cadres eang sary,nuon chea,khiev samphan,sihanouk a la khmer rouge's style which is thbaug chop and digging your own grave.
Well, I have no objection so long the trial is fair and Khmer people rendered the verdict and not foreigner. However, more important question is, will there be any trial when so many people bickering over one bullshit after another?
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