Thursday, June 19, 2008

Testimonials from former prisoners of the Boeng Trabek Camp under the direction of Hor Nam Hong between November 1977 and January 1979

Translated from French
La version française se trouve en bas du texte anglais


These testimonials from people still alive now, were published in the
January 1990 issue of the Non Communist Resistance Bulletin
Published by the Non-communist Anti-Vietnamese Resistance
(Prince Norodom Sihanouk’s Funcinpec and Mr. Son San’s KPNLAF)

Testimonials by Mr. and Mrs. Ieng Kounsaky

We, Ieng Kounsaky and Keo Bunthouk, having known Mr. Hor Nam Hong since 1969 and having lived two years under his authority as the director of the Boeng Trabek re-education and forced labor camp near Phnom Penh, between 1977 and 1978, have the duty to reveal the following truths below:

As a very zealous director of this camp, Mr. Hor Nam Hong had as his aids: his wife who was the “President” of the women group, and his son who was “chief” of the youth group.

Testimonials from Mr. Sao Kim Hong

It is useful to recall that Hor Nam Hong’s family [at the Boeng Trabek camp] consisted of a family of presidents:
  • Mr. Hor Nam Hong, vice-president [whom I knew since the old camp] at Chraing Chamres, became President after the departure of Mr. Van Piny in 1977.
  • Mrs. Hor Nam Hong, née Borey, [women] vice-president, became President following the departure of Mrs. Van Piny in 1977.
  • Their eldest son Thoun [Hor Sothoun] still assumed the position of youth president.
Testimonials from Mrs. Sisowath Ayrawadi

(…). There were about 60 people [in Section B32 of the Boeng Trabek camp]. It was in this center that I and my family lived until April 1978.

From January to November [1977], B32 was directed by Mr. Van Piny, the President of the center, Mr. Hor Nam Hong, the vice-president, was his right hand man.

When Mr. Van Piny and Chorn, his wife and the women president, were taken away, [Mr. and Mrs. Hor Nam Hong replaced them as B32 President and women president, respectively.]
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TEMOIGNAGES D'ANCIENS DETENUS AU CAMP DE BOENG TRABEK
SOUS LA DIRECTION DE HOR NAM HONG DE NOVEMBRE 1977 A JANVIER 1979

Ces témoignages de personnes encore vivantes à ce jour, ont été publiés dans le numéro de
Janvier 1990 du Bulletin NCR (Non Communist Resistance) publié par la Résistance non-communiste anti-vietnamienne
(Funcinpec du prince Norodom Sihanouk et FNLPK de M. Son Sann)


Témoignage de Mr et Mme Ieng Kounsaky

Nous soussignés Ieng Kounsaky et Keo Bunthouk, ayant connu M. Hor Nam Hong depuis 1969 et ayant vécu pendant deux années sous son autorité de directeur du camp de rééducation et de travaux forcés en 1977 et 1978 à Boeng Trabek près de Phnom Penh,

Avons le devoir de révéler les vérités ci-dessous.

En qualité de directeur très zélé de ce camp, M. Hor Nam Hong avait comme aides son épouse "Présidente" du groupe des femmes, et son fils "chef" du groupe des jeunes.

Témoignage de Mr Sao Kim Hong

Il serait utile de rappeler que la famille Hor Nam Hong formait [dans le camp de Boeng Trabek] une famille de présidents:
  • M. Hor Nam Hong, vice-président [que je connaissais depuis l'ancien campement] à Chraing Chamrès, devint Président après le départ de M. Van Piny en 1977.
  • Mme Hor Nam Hong, née Borey, vice présidente [des femmes], devint Présidente après le départ de Mme Van Piny en 1977.
  • Leur fils aîné Thoun [Hor Sothoun] assumait toujours la fonction de président des jeunes.
Témoignage de Mme Sisowath Ayravadi

(…). On y compte une soixantaine de personnes [dans la section B32 du camp de Boeng Trabek]. C'est dans ce centre que moi et ma famille avons vécu jusqu'en avril 1978.

De janvier à novembre [1977], le B32 a été dirigé par M. Van Piny, Président du centre, secondé par M. Hor Nam Hong, vice-président.

Quand M. Van Piny et son épouse nommée Chorn, présidente des femmes, ont été emmenés, [Mr et Mme Hor Nam Hong les ont remplacés respectivement comme Président du B32 et présidente des femmes].

10 comments:

Anonymous said...

Ces testaments sont extrêmement important pour le peuple khmer qui avait souffert pendant le régime de Pol Pot. Il faut absolument porter plain contre Hor Nam Hong auprès du Tribunal International des khmers rouges.

Hor Nam Hong est un des criminel des khmers rouges, il doit s'expliquer ses actes d'atrocité et de massacre du peuple khmer devant le Tribunal International le plus vite possible.

Il faut aussi récupérer les fortunes que Hor Nam Hong a volé du peuple khmer, c'est sûr que Hor Nam Hong en possède énormément. Le peuple veut absolument que la justice soit rendue au peuple khmer tant subit par ces assasins.

Anonymous said...

To me everything Sam Rainsy said about Hor Nam Hong is true.

Anonymous said...

It's going to be very hard for anyone trying to go against CPP'S members despite mountains of evidences .The court system ,the judges ,the whole judicial system are all CPP. What a depress ?.Well, let's the khmers people figure it out , or let them suffer some more because they are the one who decide their future.

Anonymous said...

Hor Nam Hong President of Boeng Trabaek prison is criminal the same as Sihanouk the Preisdent of Democratic Kampuchea.

Arrest and put them on trial too!

Anonymous said...

I think Sam Rainsy needs to find himself a good damn lawyer or somebody to represent him. Now, it is the trick of HUN SEN or CPP to cause political chaos in Cambodia. Since this is almost election time, they seem to find every mistakes that Sam Rainsy have. I hope GOD will open his eyes to help Sam Rainsy. Cause HUN SEN is going crazy now cause SAM Rainsy is not like Sihanouk that let HOR NAM HONG win back then when Sihanouk has the case against HOR NAM HONG. May God Bless Mr. Sam Rainsy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Anonymous said...

I would prefer the opposition to campaign on something else that on the fact that Hor Nam Hong was the president of B32 Boeng Trabaek Camp. We know that some of the members of the current government are Khmer Rouge remnants and Hor Nam Hong is not the worst of them all. Why the opposition chose to campaign on this? It belongs to history. One would prefer talking about immigration, land grabbing, poverty of millions of our countrymen, etc. How about corruptions which cause the biggest impediment in our endowment to attract foreign direct investments. How about abuse of power by cpp elements in all echelons of Cambodian administration? How about our national education that lags far behind our neighbours … etc. Hor Nam Hong as the president of Committee of prisoners in Boeng Trabaek more than 30 years ago should not be a topic for this election. Unless one has different strategy.

Anonymous said...

I believed this is a political threat from CPP.
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.

Anonymous said...

1:28AM go fuck yourself!

Anonymous said...

ការបញ្ជាក់ជាកសិណសាក្សី ពីអតីតអ្នកជាប់គុក នៅជំរុំបឹងត្របែក ក្រោមការគ្រប់គ្រងរបស់ហោ ណាំហុង ចន្លោះខែវិច្ឆកា ១៩៧៧ និង មករា ១៩៧៩

ការបញ្ជាក់ជាកសិណសាក្សីទាំងនេះ បានពីមហាជននៅរស់បច្ចុប្បន្ន, ត្រូវបានផ្សព្វផ្សាយ

ក្នុងច្បាប់ខែមករា ១៩៩០ នៃព្រឹត្តិប័ត្រ “ក្រុមតស៊ូមិនមែនកុំមុយនិស្ត” បានបោះផ្សាយដោយ ក្រុមតស៊ូមិនមែនកុំមុយនិស្ត ប្រឆាំងវៀតណាម

(ហ្វុនស៊ីប៉ិច របស់សម្តេចនរោត្តមសីហនុ និង KPNLAF របស់លោក សឺន សាន)


ការបញ្ជាក់ជាកសិណសក្សី ដោយ លោកនិងអ្នកស្រី អៀង គុណសាគី

យើង, អៀង គុណសាគី និង កែវ ប៊ុនធួក បានស្គាល់ លោកហោ ណាំហុង តាំងពីឆ្នាំ ១៩៦៩ និង បានរស់នៅរយះពេល ២ ឆ្នាំ ក្រោមអំណាច របស់គាត់ ដែលជាចាងហ្វាងជំរុំអប់រំ និងបង្ខំធ្វើការងារធ្ងន់ នៅឆ្នាំ ១៩៧៧ និង ១៩៧៨ នៅបឹងត្របែក ជិតទីក្រុងភ្នំពេញ,

មានករណីកិច្ច រំលឹកឡើងវិញ ការពិតដូចខាងក្រោម។

ក្នុងតួនាទីជា ចាងហ្វាងសកម្មបំផុត នៃជំរុំនេះ, លោកហោ ណាំហុងបានជួយ ប្រពន្ធគាត់ក្លាយជា “ប្រធាន” ក្រុមស្រ្តី និង​កូនគាត់ក្លាយជា “ប្រធាន” ក្រុមយុវជន។

ការបញ្ជាក់ជាកសិណសក្សី ដោយ លោកសៅ គឹមហុង

ជាការមានប្រយោជត្រូវរំលឹកថា គ្រួសារហោ ណាំហុង បានរួមគ្មានបង្កើត [ក្នុងជំរុំបឹងត្របែក] មួយគ្រួសារប្រធាន៖

-លោកហោ ណាំហុង, អនុប្រធាន [ដែលខ្ញុំបានស្គាល់ តាំងពីនៅជំរុំចាស់] នៅច្រាំងចំរេះ, បានក្លាយប្រធាន ក្រោយការចេញទៅ របស់លោកវណ្ណ ពិនី នៅឆ្នាំ ១៩៧៧
-អ្នកស្រីហោ ណាំហុង, ឈ្មោះកំណើត បូរី, អនុប្រធាន [ក្រុមស្រ្តី], បានក្លាយប្រធាន [ក្រុមស្រ្តី] ក្រោយការចេញទៅ របស់អ្នកស្រីវណ្ណ ពិនី នៅឆ្នាំ ១៩៧៧
-កូនប្រុសច្បង របស់ពួកគេ [ហោ សុធន] ទទួលរ៉ាប់ជានិច្ច តួនាទីជាប្រធានយុវជន

ការបញ្ជាក់ជាកសិណសក្សី ដោយ អ្នកស្រី ស៊ីសុវត្តិ អៃរ៉ាវ៉ាឌី

(…). គេរាប់ឃើញ ក្នុងនោះមាន ហុកសិបប្លាយនាក់ [ក្នុងផ្នែក ប៣២ នៃជំរុំបឹងត្របែក] ។ គឺក្នុងមណ្ឌលនេះហើយ ដែលខ្ញុំនិងគ្រួសារខ្ញុំ បានរស់នៅដល់ខែមេសា ១៩៧៨។

ពីខែមករា ដល់ ខែវិច្ឆិកា [១៩៧៧], ប៣២ ត្រូវបានដឹកនាំដោយលោក វណ្ណ ពិនី, ប្រធានមណ្ឌល, ទី២ ដោយលោកហោ ណាំហុង, អនុប្រធាន។

ពេលលោក វណ្ណ ពិនី និងប្រពន្ធគាត់ ឈ្មោះ ឈន, ប្រធានស្រ្តី, ត្រូវបានគេនាំទៅបាត់,​ [លោក និង លោកស្រី ហោ ណាំហុងបានជំនួសពួកគេ បន្តបន្ទាប់ ជាប្រធាននៃ ប៣២ និង​ ជាប្រធានស្ត្រី]

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Anonymous said...

"Testimonials from Mrs. Sisowath Ayrawadi

(…). There were about 60 people [in Section B32 of the Boeng Trabek camp]. It was in this center that I and my family lived until April 1978.

From January to November [1977], B32 was directed by Mr. Van Piny, the President of the center, Mr. Hor Nam Hong, the vice-president, was his right hand man.

When Mr. Van Piny and Chorn, his wife and the women president, were taken away, [Mr. and Mrs. Hor Nam Hong replaced them as B32 President and women president, respectively.]"


Did Hor Nam Hong ordered Van Piny and Chorn to be executed too?