Norng Chan Phal, speaking at a conference on Monday in Phnom Penh.
By VOA Khmer, Washington
Video Editor: Manilene Ek
18 February 2009
On the eve of the first ever trial for crimes committed under the brutal Khmer Rouge regime, a previously unknown survivor from a notorious torture camp has emerged, 30 years on, to tell his story.
Norng Chan Phal: "Because they (the S-21 guards) were in a rush one Khmer Rouge soldier came back to find us but because he was in a rush he cound not find us. I hid there and hoped my mum would come and find us there."
Norning Chan Phal was one of five children found by a Vietnamese camera team who stumbled upon the abandoned S-21 prison in January 1979, following the Vietnamese invasion that overthrew the Khmer Rouge. Ho Van Tay, was the Vietnamese cameraman who discovered the torture camp.
Ho Van Tay: "We were really shocked when we entered some of the cells. We saw women's bodies which were still shackled to a very large iron pole. This showed the brutality of the Khmer Rouge."
At a news conference in Phnom Penh on Monday (February 16 2009) he wept as he recalled seeing his mother kicked and pushed by the camp guards- he did not see her again.
Norng Chan Phal: "Whenever I go to Tuol Sleng I think of my mum and I am shocked because I see the place where she was kicked. The guard kicked her from behind and pushed her hard. Whenver I remember I am still so shocked."
Duch, who converted to Christianity, has asked for forgiveness from his victims. His trial is expected to last up to 4 months.
Information for this report was provided by APTN.
Norng Chan Phal: "Because they (the S-21 guards) were in a rush one Khmer Rouge soldier came back to find us but because he was in a rush he cound not find us. I hid there and hoped my mum would come and find us there."
Norning Chan Phal was one of five children found by a Vietnamese camera team who stumbled upon the abandoned S-21 prison in January 1979, following the Vietnamese invasion that overthrew the Khmer Rouge. Ho Van Tay, was the Vietnamese cameraman who discovered the torture camp.
Ho Van Tay: "We were really shocked when we entered some of the cells. We saw women's bodies which were still shackled to a very large iron pole. This showed the brutality of the Khmer Rouge."
At a news conference in Phnom Penh on Monday (February 16 2009) he wept as he recalled seeing his mother kicked and pushed by the camp guards- he did not see her again.
Norng Chan Phal: "Whenever I go to Tuol Sleng I think of my mum and I am shocked because I see the place where she was kicked. The guard kicked her from behind and pushed her hard. Whenver I remember I am still so shocked."
Duch, who converted to Christianity, has asked for forgiveness from his victims. His trial is expected to last up to 4 months.
Information for this report was provided by APTN.
11 comments:
Stop bullshitting, Ah Fake (Norng Chan Phal). Well all know what you are after.
Here is the real face of khmer rouge.
http://fr.youtube.com/watch?v=sVLTFmWX4VE
Why Yuon involve in khmer internal affair? Why This kid that yuon just slipping out to speak for his horror deal? and how did yuon find him? it's unreal, this court is so bias to the Khmer rouge. How about khmer viet? Like Hun Sen, Chea Sim, Heng Sarin, Sok Anh, Ho Namhong, Tea Banh, Chea Leang etc?
are they FREE?
If we look at his pic, look like he was well fed. I don't believe him one bit, duch should finish him since then. I thing this guy, maybe youn buy him to say what ever bad about khmer rouge.
Dear Justice .
What was justice and injustice ?
Justice and injustice was non a mandate that come from where was haven or coming from the king of monster that was from the hell.
Its Coming out from very person is
heart that they were conscious in their own conscience .
So if talking about justice I don't
think is fair to all the victim and
the families .
If in the human society had justice exactly must be prosecute
whom was real commit crime , that was lead all Khmer nation go throughout to communist's hand from
the beginning war in 18th 1970 to June 2nd 1976 . Whom was a presidency during in that time?
And whom was command to force all the people out from very cities and
town and force them to live at the wilderness that place had no food
and medicine and death thousand and
thousand more than Duch kil 30time,
whom was responsible in that situation ?
Ho Van Tay cameraman, and reporter Dinh Phong are still living in Cambodia.
6:54 AM
From March 18th 1970 to June 2nd 1976, The president of the FUNK was Sihanouk. Sihanouk must put to stand trail and responsible for the order of the death millions khmer people.
5:52am what is your point? Do you have any proof to back up you comment?
6:35am Are you a medium just by look at the pic? Listen to what you said "Duch should have finished him since then" Are you related to Duch? Why are you angry with Chan Phal? Why aren't you there to testify if you think he's a fake?
You stupid people. This man was 8 years old when this happened! Vietnam came into the country your Khmer people destroyed themselves. Not youn, but Khmer. The real person who should be on trial is Hun Sen and his family and freinds. They were all Khmer Rouge.
If you voted for CPP (Cambodian People's Party):
Also known as:
Communist People's Party
Khmer Rouge People's Party
Khmer Krorhorm People's Party
You're support the killing of 1.7 million innocent Khmer peoples.
You're support the killing of innocent men, women and children in Cambodia on March 30, 1997.
You're support murder of Piseth Pilika.
You're support assassination of journalists in Cambodia.
You're support political assassination and killing.
You're support attemted assassination and murder of leader of the free trade union in Cambodia.
You're support corruption in Cambodia.
You're support Hun Sen Regime burn poor people's house down to the ground and leave them homeless.
These are the Trade Mark of Hun Sen Regime.
Hun Sen, Chea Sim and Heng Samrin are Khmer Rouge commanders.
When is the ECCC going to bring these three criminals to U.N. Khmer Rouge Trail?
Khmer Rouge Regime is a genocide organization.
Hun Sen Regime is a terrorist organization.
Hun Sen Bodyguards is a terrorist organization.
Hun Sen Death Squad is a terrorist organization.
Cambodian People's Party is a terrorist organization.
I have declare the current Cambodian government which is lead by the Cambodian People's Party as a terrorist organization.
Whoever associate with the current Cambodian government are associate with a terrorist organization.
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