By Den Sorin
Moneaksekar Khmer
Unofficial Translation from Khmer by KRtrial.info
Meas Muth, Ta Mok’s son-in-law, might face arrest, according to a source from a senior official in the Ministry of Interior, but the arrest will not be made by the government but by the Khmer Rouge tribunal. The official in the Ministry of Interior said that some former Khmer Rouge commanders might face arrest by the government and some by the Khmer Rouge tribunal. Those who will be arrested by the government are related to the murder of a British deminer and a Cambodian interpreter. Among those people, a former Khmer Rouge commander has been arrested already.
However, Meas Muth will not be arrested by the government but by the tribunal since Meas Muth is not only Ta Mok’s son-in-law, but also a member of the Central Committee of the Khmer Rouge communist party.
At present, Meas Muth, 69, is residing in Samlot. His home is made of luxurious wood and has a different style from others in Samlot, a former Khmer Rouge stronghold. One can easily find Meas Muth’s home by simply asking the local people and they will point to the plush home of Meas Muth. On the wall of the house hang Meas Muth’s photos. It seems like he was the hero of a regime which made the country prosperous.
In contrast, the Khmer Rouge regime caused the destruction and mass murder in the country. For this reason, diplomats around the world called the Democratic Kampuchea regime “the Killing Fields”. Therefore, the photos of Meas Muth are for himself only, not for Cambodian people.
Recently, Meas Muth has told some foreign journalists that he had no confidence in the Khmer Rouge tribunal to seek justice for the victims. Meas Muth pointed out that the trial should not only be held for the killings by the Khmer Rouge, but also for the death caused by B52 bombs of the US and for the killings by the Vietnamese troops.
Meas Muth claimed that if the court could investigate all those killings, he would believe that the Khmer Rouge court could give justice to victims. “The Khmer Rouge court will not be able to give victims justice if it could not find the people related to these events from other countries,” claimed Meas Muth.
Through his speech, Meas Muth seems to be trying to shirk his responsibility for the mass killings during the Khmer Rouge regime.
At present, the Khmer Rouge tribunal has taken 5 former Khmer Rouge leaders into custody. They are Khieu Samphan, Nuon Chea, Ieng Sary, Ieng Thirith and Kaing Guek Eav, commonly known as Duch. The Khmer Rouge leaders who have been listed to face trial include Pol Pot, Son Sen, Khieu Samphan, Nuon Chea, Ieng Sary, Ieng Thirith, Ta Mok, Ke Pok, Duch, and Yon Yat, Son Sen’s wife. However, amongst these people some have already died and only the five important figures being detained at the Khmer Rouge tribunal are still alive.
According to a source close to the Khmer Rouge tribunal, although only the aforementioned are listed in the agreement on the establishment of the Khmer Rouge tribunal, the agreement gives way to the tribunal’s judges to issue arrest warrant on others who are found deeply related. And Meas Muth will be one of them.
Meas Muth once told a foreign journalist that he was not interested in the court, and claimed that the deaths of Cambodians had been related to other countries.
Meanwhile, Reach Sambath claimed that the Khmer Rouge tribunal was not authorized to try foreign leaders.
According to an Interior Ministry’s official who asked for anonymity, secret police have been sent to Somlot to observe Meas Muth, in case he flees abroad. However, it is believed that Meas Muth could escape to nowhere besides Thailand. And if he escapes to Thailand, it will not be a concern since Cambodia and Thailand have signed an extradition treaty with each other already. The two countries will make good cooperation in this issue.
At the moment, there is chaos in the former Khmer Rouge stronghold after a rumour has been circulated that there will be more arrests of former Khmer Rouge commanders. However, some former Khmer Rouge people and soldiers are happy with the arrest and the trial since if there is the trial, all Cambodians will have no more doubts about the mass killings during the Khmer Rouge regime, as the Khmer Rouge leaders will give an account of those killings.
A middle-level ranking Khmer Rouge leader said that at the moment even Tep Khunnal was also [paranoid]. Tep Khunnal is a former Khmer Rouge diplomat and personal assistant to Pol Pot. He is currently an official of the Cambodian People’s Party and also Malay’s district deputy governor. Besides, Tep Khunnal is also a wealthy man along the border. Some sources said that although Tep Khunnal would not be arrested, he would inevitably become a witness in the Khmer Rouge tribunal.
However, Meas Muth will not be arrested by the government but by the tribunal since Meas Muth is not only Ta Mok’s son-in-law, but also a member of the Central Committee of the Khmer Rouge communist party.
At present, Meas Muth, 69, is residing in Samlot. His home is made of luxurious wood and has a different style from others in Samlot, a former Khmer Rouge stronghold. One can easily find Meas Muth’s home by simply asking the local people and they will point to the plush home of Meas Muth. On the wall of the house hang Meas Muth’s photos. It seems like he was the hero of a regime which made the country prosperous.
In contrast, the Khmer Rouge regime caused the destruction and mass murder in the country. For this reason, diplomats around the world called the Democratic Kampuchea regime “the Killing Fields”. Therefore, the photos of Meas Muth are for himself only, not for Cambodian people.
Recently, Meas Muth has told some foreign journalists that he had no confidence in the Khmer Rouge tribunal to seek justice for the victims. Meas Muth pointed out that the trial should not only be held for the killings by the Khmer Rouge, but also for the death caused by B52 bombs of the US and for the killings by the Vietnamese troops.
Meas Muth claimed that if the court could investigate all those killings, he would believe that the Khmer Rouge court could give justice to victims. “The Khmer Rouge court will not be able to give victims justice if it could not find the people related to these events from other countries,” claimed Meas Muth.
Through his speech, Meas Muth seems to be trying to shirk his responsibility for the mass killings during the Khmer Rouge regime.
At present, the Khmer Rouge tribunal has taken 5 former Khmer Rouge leaders into custody. They are Khieu Samphan, Nuon Chea, Ieng Sary, Ieng Thirith and Kaing Guek Eav, commonly known as Duch. The Khmer Rouge leaders who have been listed to face trial include Pol Pot, Son Sen, Khieu Samphan, Nuon Chea, Ieng Sary, Ieng Thirith, Ta Mok, Ke Pok, Duch, and Yon Yat, Son Sen’s wife. However, amongst these people some have already died and only the five important figures being detained at the Khmer Rouge tribunal are still alive.
According to a source close to the Khmer Rouge tribunal, although only the aforementioned are listed in the agreement on the establishment of the Khmer Rouge tribunal, the agreement gives way to the tribunal’s judges to issue arrest warrant on others who are found deeply related. And Meas Muth will be one of them.
Meas Muth once told a foreign journalist that he was not interested in the court, and claimed that the deaths of Cambodians had been related to other countries.
Meanwhile, Reach Sambath claimed that the Khmer Rouge tribunal was not authorized to try foreign leaders.
According to an Interior Ministry’s official who asked for anonymity, secret police have been sent to Somlot to observe Meas Muth, in case he flees abroad. However, it is believed that Meas Muth could escape to nowhere besides Thailand. And if he escapes to Thailand, it will not be a concern since Cambodia and Thailand have signed an extradition treaty with each other already. The two countries will make good cooperation in this issue.
At the moment, there is chaos in the former Khmer Rouge stronghold after a rumour has been circulated that there will be more arrests of former Khmer Rouge commanders. However, some former Khmer Rouge people and soldiers are happy with the arrest and the trial since if there is the trial, all Cambodians will have no more doubts about the mass killings during the Khmer Rouge regime, as the Khmer Rouge leaders will give an account of those killings.
A middle-level ranking Khmer Rouge leader said that at the moment even Tep Khunnal was also [paranoid]. Tep Khunnal is a former Khmer Rouge diplomat and personal assistant to Pol Pot. He is currently an official of the Cambodian People’s Party and also Malay’s district deputy governor. Besides, Tep Khunnal is also a wealthy man along the border. Some sources said that although Tep Khunnal would not be arrested, he would inevitably become a witness in the Khmer Rouge tribunal.
2 comments:
Detain EE CHHEAN is more logical since he was the one carrying all Saloth Sar orders to the Butchers of Killing Fields.
Ee Chhean knew too much as opposed to former diplomat Tep Khunnal who is much of a lost ittellectual in pursuit of Nationalism.
What the hell are you waiting for?
Mobilize your troops and dig up your weapons, and destroy your landmine maps.
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