By Leang Delux
Cambodge Soir Hebdo
Translated from French by Tola Ek
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The hearing on the S-21 jail started in the afternoon of Wednesday 22 April with practical questions on the institution of this detention center where at least 12, 381 people found their death between 1975 and 1979.
Reminding that the hearing will target both S-21 and the Takhmao psychiatric hospital, Judge Nil Nonn asked the parties not to mix up the two centers.
Duch, who claimed that he received the order from Son Sen to create S-21 on 15 August 1975, said that the decision was probably made by Pol Pot himself.
When Cambodian Judge Ya Sokhan asked Duch to tell who Son Sen was, the accused indicated that he was the No. 7 man of the Communist Party of Kampuchea, following Pol Pot, Nuon Chea, Sao Pheum, Ong Chhoun, Ieng Sary and Von Veth.
When questioned about the meaning of S-21, Duch indicated that the S stands for “Santebal” (or “police” in Khmer) and that 21 corresponds to the last two digits of Nath’s radio number.
Duch was asked to speak more slowly in order to ease the translation, nevertheless, he expressed himself with precision and he was very talkative. While the ambience deteriorated because the speed of his speech, the judges suspended the audience which will restart again on Thursday 23 April.
Reminding that the hearing will target both S-21 and the Takhmao psychiatric hospital, Judge Nil Nonn asked the parties not to mix up the two centers.
Duch, who claimed that he received the order from Son Sen to create S-21 on 15 August 1975, said that the decision was probably made by Pol Pot himself.
When Cambodian Judge Ya Sokhan asked Duch to tell who Son Sen was, the accused indicated that he was the No. 7 man of the Communist Party of Kampuchea, following Pol Pot, Nuon Chea, Sao Pheum, Ong Chhoun, Ieng Sary and Von Veth.
When questioned about the meaning of S-21, Duch indicated that the S stands for “Santebal” (or “police” in Khmer) and that 21 corresponds to the last two digits of Nath’s radio number.
Duch was asked to speak more slowly in order to ease the translation, nevertheless, he expressed himself with precision and he was very talkative. While the ambience deteriorated because the speed of his speech, the judges suspended the audience which will restart again on Thursday 23 April.
3 comments:
Toul Slang was one of the past University of Cambodia. It is not hard to figure it out that the Khmer rouge si-ahnouk thmil is anti-Buddha and the lon nol pro-west educators(the American), ...that's why the KR converted Toul Slang, and Temples as their place for prisons instead of an education center. Hitler is the Anti-chris, and the khmer rouge is the anti-Buddhist. I never heard the government lawyer mention about that, why?...eeyore
Communism HO ,Sihanouk,Mao they use khmer people as boucliers humains.Hitler is the Anti-chris, and the khmer rouge is the anti-Buddhist. I never heard the government lawyer mention about that, why?...eeyore
May Buddha save people khmer,
"kompi-pagnaing métcha vimatta ,matak-syak kor-vitaing udam-tathaing aknupataing tamak-haing proumi preanaing"
"He whose knowledge is deep,who is wise,skilled in the (choice of) the right and the wrong way,has reached the highest goal,-Him I call a Brahman.
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