Testimonials from a former prisoner of Boeng Trabek
Translated from French
Le texte original en français se trouve en bas du texte anglais
Princess Sisowath Nanette, the older sister of Queen-Mother Norodom Monineath Sihanouk, arrived at the Boeng Trabek camp in October 1977, directly from France, to join her husband, Prince Sisowath Metheavy. The latter, a former diplomat who remained faithful to Prince (currently King-Father) Norodom Sihanouk, returned to Cambodia since 1976, one year after the Khmer Rouge take over.
Following a short stay in Chraing Chamres, Prince Metheavy was sent to the Boeng Trabek re-education camp in February 1977, along with a group of former diplomats and high-ranking officials like himself, such as Chau Seng, Chea San, Norodom Phurissara, Ang Kim Khoan, Ieng Kounsaky, Van Piny and Hor Nam Hong.
Nanette lived in Boeng Trabek for six months only before she and her husband were taken away to be executed in April 1978. At her arrival in October 1977, Van Piny was the Khmer Rouge-appointed camp president, and his right hand man was Hor Nam Hong who held the title of vice-president.
The Metheavy-Nanette couple was not particularly mistreated under Van Piny. However, the situation changed quickly when Van Piny was replaced by Hor Nam Hong in November 1977. Hor Nam Hong (who was also known as Mit (Comrade) Yaem) and Borey (Mit Ry), his wife, took a perverse pleasure to make Nanette suffer morally and psychologically.
Toward the end of 1977, following a visit by a Chinese delegation, Hor Nam Hong blamed Nanette for “trying to steal the limelight,” because she “knew that people know her,” whereas everybody should tried to hide their identity in the presence of foreign visitors.
Striking event: Hor Nam Hong remained impassive when Nanette kneeled in front of him, begging him to intervene in her favor so that she could return back to France to be treated for her seizure. She told him that she was a French citizen and a baptized Catholic. Hor Nam Hong remained stoic.
Mit Ry, Hor Nam Hong’s wife, persecuted Nanette in particular. One day, Mit Ry severely reprimanded Nanette because she spoke a few words in French, either by habit or by inattention. On another occasion, because she tried to make up somewhat her hair, Nanette earned the following reprimand from Mit Ry: “Stop being a Parisian. You are disconnecting yourself from the revolution.”
At the Khmer New Year, around mid-April 1978, Nanette picked some flowers to offer to Hor Nam Hong, hoping to obtain from him some friendship or pity. Hor Nam Hong rejected this submission gesture, and he scolded Nanette for her “bourgeois habits. He promptly turned his back to a crying Nanette.
Several days after the Khmer New year, the Metheavy-Nanette couple was taken away by the Khmer Rouge to be later executed.
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Témoignage d'un ancien détenu de Boeng Trabek
La Princesse Sisowath Nanette, sœur aînée de la Reine-Mère Norodom Monineath Sihanouk, est arrivée au camp de Boeng Trabek en octobre 1977, venant directement de France pour rejoindre son mari, le Prince Sisowath Metheavy. Celui-ci, ancien diplomate fidèle au Prince (actuellement Roi-Père) Norodom Sihanouk, était rentré au Cambodge depuis 1976, un an après la prise du pouvoir par les Khmers Rouges.
Après un séjour à Chraing Chamrès, le Prince Metheavy a été envoyé au camp de rééducation de Boeng Trabek en février 1977, avec un groupe d'anciens diplomates et hauts fonctionnaires comme lui, notamment Chau Seng, Chea San, Norodom Phourissara, Ang Kim Khoan, Ieng Kounsaky, Van Piny et Hor Nam Hong.
Nanette a vécu à Boeng Trabek pendant seulement six mois, avant d'être emmenée avec son mari pour être exécutés tous les deux en avril 1978. A l'arrivée de Nanette en octobre 1977, le président du camp nommé par les Khmers Rouges était Van Piny, secondé par Hor Nam Hong qui avait le titre de vice-président.
Le couple Metheavy-Nanette n'était pas particulièrement maltraité sous Van Piny. Mais la situation changea rapidement quand Van Piny fut remplacé par Hor Nam Hong en novembre 1977. Hor Nam Hong (qui était connu aussi sous le nom de Camarade ou Mit Yaem) et sa femme Borey (Mit Ry) prenaient un malin plaisir à faire souffrir moralement et psychologiquement Nanette.
Vers la fin de 1977, après le passage d'une délégation chinoise, Hor Nam Hong reprocha à Nanette de "chercher à se faire remarquer" par les Chinois, parce qu'elle "se savait connue", alors que tout le monde devait s'éclipser devant des visiteurs étrangers.
Scène bouleversante: Hor Nam Hong est resté impassible quand Nanette s'est mise à genoux devant lui, le suppliant d'intervenir en sa faveur pour qu'elle puisse repartir en France pour reprendre son traitement médical contre l'épilepsie. Elle lui disait qu'elle était citoyenne française et qu'elle avait été baptisée (selon la confession catholique). Hor Nam Hong est resté de marbre.
La femme de Hor Nam Hong, Mit Ry, s'acharnait particulièrement sur Nanette. Un jour, Mit Ry réprimanda sévèrement Nanette parce que celle-ci avait prononcé, par habitude et par mégarde, quelques mots en français. Un autre jour, parce qu'elle mettait un brin d'élégance dans sa coiffure, Nanette s'attira cette remontrance de Mit Ry: "Cessez de vous prendre pour une Parisienne. Vous ne faites qu'aller à l'encontre de la révolution."
Au nouvel an khmer, vers la mi-avril 1978, Nanette avait cueilli des fleurs pour les offrir à Hor Nam Hong en espérant obtenir de lui un peu d'amitié ou de pitié. Hor Nam Hong a repoussé ce geste de soumission et a reproché à Nanette ses "habitudes bourgeoises". Il tourna aussitôt le dos à Nanette qui pleurait à chaudes larmes.
Quelques jours après ce nouvel an khmer, le couple Metheavy-Nanette fut emmené par les Khmers Rouges du camp de Boeng Trabek pour être exécutés peu de temps après.
Translated from French
Le texte original en français se trouve en bas du texte anglais
Princess Nanette’s Ordeal
Princess Sisowath Nanette, the older sister of Queen-Mother Norodom Monineath Sihanouk, arrived at the Boeng Trabek camp in October 1977, directly from France, to join her husband, Prince Sisowath Metheavy. The latter, a former diplomat who remained faithful to Prince (currently King-Father) Norodom Sihanouk, returned to Cambodia since 1976, one year after the Khmer Rouge take over.
Following a short stay in Chraing Chamres, Prince Metheavy was sent to the Boeng Trabek re-education camp in February 1977, along with a group of former diplomats and high-ranking officials like himself, such as Chau Seng, Chea San, Norodom Phurissara, Ang Kim Khoan, Ieng Kounsaky, Van Piny and Hor Nam Hong.
Nanette lived in Boeng Trabek for six months only before she and her husband were taken away to be executed in April 1978. At her arrival in October 1977, Van Piny was the Khmer Rouge-appointed camp president, and his right hand man was Hor Nam Hong who held the title of vice-president.
The Metheavy-Nanette couple was not particularly mistreated under Van Piny. However, the situation changed quickly when Van Piny was replaced by Hor Nam Hong in November 1977. Hor Nam Hong (who was also known as Mit (Comrade) Yaem) and Borey (Mit Ry), his wife, took a perverse pleasure to make Nanette suffer morally and psychologically.
Toward the end of 1977, following a visit by a Chinese delegation, Hor Nam Hong blamed Nanette for “trying to steal the limelight,” because she “knew that people know her,” whereas everybody should tried to hide their identity in the presence of foreign visitors.
Striking event: Hor Nam Hong remained impassive when Nanette kneeled in front of him, begging him to intervene in her favor so that she could return back to France to be treated for her seizure. She told him that she was a French citizen and a baptized Catholic. Hor Nam Hong remained stoic.
Mit Ry, Hor Nam Hong’s wife, persecuted Nanette in particular. One day, Mit Ry severely reprimanded Nanette because she spoke a few words in French, either by habit or by inattention. On another occasion, because she tried to make up somewhat her hair, Nanette earned the following reprimand from Mit Ry: “Stop being a Parisian. You are disconnecting yourself from the revolution.”
At the Khmer New Year, around mid-April 1978, Nanette picked some flowers to offer to Hor Nam Hong, hoping to obtain from him some friendship or pity. Hor Nam Hong rejected this submission gesture, and he scolded Nanette for her “bourgeois habits. He promptly turned his back to a crying Nanette.
Several days after the Khmer New year, the Metheavy-Nanette couple was taken away by the Khmer Rouge to be later executed.
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Témoignage d'un ancien détenu de Boeng Trabek
LE CALVAIRE DE LA PRINCESSE NANETTE
La Princesse Sisowath Nanette, sœur aînée de la Reine-Mère Norodom Monineath Sihanouk, est arrivée au camp de Boeng Trabek en octobre 1977, venant directement de France pour rejoindre son mari, le Prince Sisowath Metheavy. Celui-ci, ancien diplomate fidèle au Prince (actuellement Roi-Père) Norodom Sihanouk, était rentré au Cambodge depuis 1976, un an après la prise du pouvoir par les Khmers Rouges.
Après un séjour à Chraing Chamrès, le Prince Metheavy a été envoyé au camp de rééducation de Boeng Trabek en février 1977, avec un groupe d'anciens diplomates et hauts fonctionnaires comme lui, notamment Chau Seng, Chea San, Norodom Phourissara, Ang Kim Khoan, Ieng Kounsaky, Van Piny et Hor Nam Hong.
Nanette a vécu à Boeng Trabek pendant seulement six mois, avant d'être emmenée avec son mari pour être exécutés tous les deux en avril 1978. A l'arrivée de Nanette en octobre 1977, le président du camp nommé par les Khmers Rouges était Van Piny, secondé par Hor Nam Hong qui avait le titre de vice-président.
Le couple Metheavy-Nanette n'était pas particulièrement maltraité sous Van Piny. Mais la situation changea rapidement quand Van Piny fut remplacé par Hor Nam Hong en novembre 1977. Hor Nam Hong (qui était connu aussi sous le nom de Camarade ou Mit Yaem) et sa femme Borey (Mit Ry) prenaient un malin plaisir à faire souffrir moralement et psychologiquement Nanette.
Vers la fin de 1977, après le passage d'une délégation chinoise, Hor Nam Hong reprocha à Nanette de "chercher à se faire remarquer" par les Chinois, parce qu'elle "se savait connue", alors que tout le monde devait s'éclipser devant des visiteurs étrangers.
Scène bouleversante: Hor Nam Hong est resté impassible quand Nanette s'est mise à genoux devant lui, le suppliant d'intervenir en sa faveur pour qu'elle puisse repartir en France pour reprendre son traitement médical contre l'épilepsie. Elle lui disait qu'elle était citoyenne française et qu'elle avait été baptisée (selon la confession catholique). Hor Nam Hong est resté de marbre.
La femme de Hor Nam Hong, Mit Ry, s'acharnait particulièrement sur Nanette. Un jour, Mit Ry réprimanda sévèrement Nanette parce que celle-ci avait prononcé, par habitude et par mégarde, quelques mots en français. Un autre jour, parce qu'elle mettait un brin d'élégance dans sa coiffure, Nanette s'attira cette remontrance de Mit Ry: "Cessez de vous prendre pour une Parisienne. Vous ne faites qu'aller à l'encontre de la révolution."
Au nouvel an khmer, vers la mi-avril 1978, Nanette avait cueilli des fleurs pour les offrir à Hor Nam Hong en espérant obtenir de lui un peu d'amitié ou de pitié. Hor Nam Hong a repoussé ce geste de soumission et a reproché à Nanette ses "habitudes bourgeoises". Il tourna aussitôt le dos à Nanette qui pleurait à chaudes larmes.
Quelques jours après ce nouvel an khmer, le couple Metheavy-Nanette fut emmené par les Khmers Rouges du camp de Boeng Trabek pour être exécutés peu de temps après.
15 comments:
Ah Hor Nam Hong must go in jail by KR tribunal!!
According to the witness Hor Nam Hong is the former president of Beung Trabeak, and crimes against the innocence people during Khmer Rouge.
In addition, I believe everything that Sam Rainsy said about Hor Namhong is truth.
He is a crimimal alright , but who can touch him ? This fucking dog are back by AH SVAR QUACK HUN SEN , and AH SVAR HUN SEN back by AH YOUN commie HANOI , Withness doesn't mean anything , event somebody give VIDEO TAPE about AH HOR NAM HONG kill khmers people they(KHMER COURT) still not gonna take it as a withness ..
CAMBODIA are load with corrupted lEADERS IT VERY DISFICULT TO CHANG IT NOW ..
He is a crimimal alright , but who can touch him ? This fucking dog are back by AH SVAR QUACK HUN SEN , and AH SVAR HUN SEN back by AH YOUN commie HANOI , Withness doesn't mean anything , event somebody give VIDEO TAPE about AH HOR NAM HONG kill khmers people they(KHMER COURT) still not gonna take it as a withness ..
CAMBODIA are load with corrupted lEADERS IT VERY DISFICULT TO CHANG IT NOW ..
Once goes up once must come down,teuk loeunrg trei see srormorj teuk horj srormorj see trei.
Sihanouk knew this very well, but the coward stays quietly and happily.
What can we say ?Those idiots sihanoukists were either naive or out of touch with reality in Cambodia at that time.They believed in Sihanouk and had paid a heavy price for their stupidity (their lives).People were trying to get out ,they want to go in.Furthermore ,they were so adamantly against the Republic, and yes,enjoyed your hell.If SIHANOUK did not bark from PEKING and misleading these people, they may have a second thought and may postpone their reunion with their beloved leader(sihanouk) and who know some of them may still alive until today.
Sihanouk ! you are guilty like hell.
To all the monarchist out there, we have no bad feeling toward your king Sihamony at all.He's innocence .we feel sorry for him indeed, we knew he want his brother prince Ranarith back but he's powerless to do anything . Cpp put him there for political that's all.We condemned his father because without Sihanouk, khmer rouge have no chance, and perhap 1.7 lives(my brothers and sisters include) that were lost may have been spared.
Everyone said that CPP is corrupted and bad. Now it is your time to get inside there and see what is the real thing. If you are in SRP, you cannot do anything but swearing. Now you can get in CPP and do the work. Remember, you can always run away from the CPP if it is as bad as you think. Now I call on other SRP members to jion CPP and help the country. After you join and you think you don't like or you think the CPP is bad, then you can get out and you can testify how bad the CPP is. Now you are not in CPP, you don't know the reality. Please just give a month or so in CPP so you can see if it is bad or good.
If you respond to this message don't swear because I am also a khmer like you. It is just that I have a different idea.
-Silence Dogood
You can run a way if you realize the CPP is bad. I don't agree with you for this. Many people who know the secret of the CPP cannot escape from the Tiger Camp. It is too dangerous, you may die through assassination, traffic accident, robberies etc. Trust me, my friends.
if we want to detroy commie HUN SEN we will fight face to face with CRIMINAL HUN SEN , we never back down , what AH HUN SEN GOING TO DO A BOUT THAT ?.. KHMER peoples and SAM RAINSY is not a coward like AH CRIMINAL HUN SEN.
GOOD KHMERS WILL BE PROTECT BY GOD.
HUN SEN ( VEA SARNG ARM PER BAB CHRERN NASS VEA NERNG VINEAS CHHABB CHHABB )..
There it goes. Hor namhong is the one that should be tried or hung , not Mr. Sam Rainsey. Mr. Hun Sen should do something. Get rid of him and honor our King & Queen. That is what he should do. Standing still mean you too are part of it. You can not hide a dead elephant under a banana's leave. Can you?
Yeah, tell him that he ( HNH )should go and answer it to court. Is it true? or not? The answer is that it has to be the true, if not then where is Princess Nanette and her husband? How dare him and his wife finishing the royal family?!!!
Hahaha, LOL, the stupid bitch (Nanette) wants to live life like Parisians in a communist regime, hahaha, LOL, ... . That is what happened to you when you are educated too long in the west. She would had died anyway for her stupidity even if Hor Nam Hong had never been born.
It is not easy to leave CPP believe me. CPP is using communist tactics once you in their circle regardless you like or not. You have to keep your mouth shut otherwise you be disappeared. CPP not going to hurt you now but they will hurt you when the news is not paying attention any more. CPP is still practice style. For those were SRP or Funcinpec they don't do harm like CPP did, you can leave and stay is up to you because they believe in democratic system. Got to remember this. Those who just join CPP when or if the CPP wins the election after a few months they will be sorry. HUN SEN will be pulling them out just like pulling cabbage out of the gardens. Believe me communist do not trust new comers. They will use them until they are useless.
fUCK THE cpp!@
GO away all communist killer.
http://fr.youtube.com/watch?v=sVLTFmWX4VE
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