By Chiep Mony, VOA Khmer
Original report from Phnom Penh
18 May 2009
With his atrocity crimes trial picking up again, former Khmer Rouge jailer Duch said the regime operated without the ideas of individual rights and without law.
The former director of Tuol Sleng, a prison known to the Khmer Rouge as S-21, is accused of overseeing the torture and murder of 12,380 people. There were no individual or personal rights under the regime, Duch told judges Monday.
“There was no law,” he said. “There was only party’s way.”
Duch, 66, whose real name is Kaing Kek Iev, is facing charges of war crimes, crimes against humanity, torture and murder, for administration of Tuol Sleng, the regime’s main torture center, and other prisoner facilities.
He faced questioning on Monday from French judge Jean Marc Lavergne, who wanted to know how the Khmer Rouge protected individual rights.
Under the regime, Duch said, all power was in the hands of the Standing Committee of the communist regime.
“The committee gathered three bodies: legislative, executive and judicial powers were under the control of the Standing Committee,” he said.
Duch’s trial, the first to be undertaken by the tribunal, is uncovering some of the architecture of the regime, on the record. Duch has claimed responsibility for deaths and torture under his command, but has denied direct acts.
He has also apologized to victims and is seeking to show the court that he was a dedicated revolutionary caught up in a murderous regime.
The former director of Tuol Sleng, a prison known to the Khmer Rouge as S-21, is accused of overseeing the torture and murder of 12,380 people. There were no individual or personal rights under the regime, Duch told judges Monday.
“There was no law,” he said. “There was only party’s way.”
Duch, 66, whose real name is Kaing Kek Iev, is facing charges of war crimes, crimes against humanity, torture and murder, for administration of Tuol Sleng, the regime’s main torture center, and other prisoner facilities.
He faced questioning on Monday from French judge Jean Marc Lavergne, who wanted to know how the Khmer Rouge protected individual rights.
Under the regime, Duch said, all power was in the hands of the Standing Committee of the communist regime.
“The committee gathered three bodies: legislative, executive and judicial powers were under the control of the Standing Committee,” he said.
Duch’s trial, the first to be undertaken by the tribunal, is uncovering some of the architecture of the regime, on the record. Duch has claimed responsibility for deaths and torture under his command, but has denied direct acts.
He has also apologized to victims and is seeking to show the court that he was a dedicated revolutionary caught up in a murderous regime.
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thats right, hun sen hanoi is no better then pol pot khmer rouge
cpp = new KR
the apples don't fall far from the tree
Hun Sen, Chea Sim, Heng Samrin and Hor Num Hong are Khmer Rouge. These mother fucker never admitt to murder innocent Khmer peoples.
There are about 1.7 million innocent Khmer people got murder by Khmer Rouge.
Hun Sen, Chea Sim, Heng Samrin and Hor Num Hong took no responsibility for the killing of innocent Khmer peoples.
The current Cambodian government is a Khmer Rouge government. Run by Khmer Rouge leaders (Hun Sen, Chea Sim, Heng Samrin and Hor Num Hong).
. . .because Hun Sen is also a Khmer Rouge.
ប្រជាពលរដ្ធខ្មែររាប់លាននាក់ស្អប់ខ្មែរក្រហម
បើពួកគាត់គិតថាគណបក្សប្រជាជនខ្មែរក្រហម
ហេតុអ្វីបានជាពួកគាត់បោះឆ្នោតឲ្យគណបក្ស
ប្រជាជន?ពលរដ្ធខ្មែរគាត់មិនបានគិតដួចពួកអ្នក
ឯងនិយាយនោះទេ។អ្នកណាឲ្យសេចក្តីសុខទៅ
ពួកគាត់គឺគាត់បោះឆ្នោតឲ្យអ្នកនោះ។អ្នកណាធ្វើ
ឲ្យពួកគាត់បានសុខសប្បាយគាត់បោះឆ្នោតឲ្យ
អ្នកនោះ។បើបានតែនិយាយហើយមិនបានធ្វើ
ពួកគាត់មិនបោះឆ្នោតឲ្យទេសូមកុំឆ្ងល់ពេក
the khmer rouge pol pot killed 5 millions cambodians and a few thousand foreigners-the vietnameses, thais, americans, frenchs, indians ...
in 1972 = 8.5 millions cambodians
(not included under 18 years old
and monks, soldiers, thnot-climbers
jungle peoples...)
in 1979 = 3.5 millions cambodians
2.1 millions under-aged
in cambodia, the monks, soldiers, thnot-climbers jungle-peoples have no identification cards. so they are not counted in the census.
do not make less victims and the killers better known to be good.
please be sure that the victims are better considered ansd their soul will rest in peace.
the khmer rouge pol pot killed 5 millions cambodians and a few thousand foreigners-the vietnameses, thais, americans, frenchs, indians ...
in 1972 = 8.5 millions cambodians
(not included under 18 years old
and monks, soldiers, thnot-climbers
jungle peoples...)
in 1979 = 3.5 millions cambodians
2.1 millions under-aged
in cambodia, the monks, soldiers, thnot-climbers jungle-peoples have no identification cards. so they are not counted in the census.
do not make less victims and the killers better known to be good.
please be sure that the victims are better considered ansd their soul will rest in peace.
Hun Sen, Chea Sim, Heng Samrin and Hor Num Hong are Khmer Rouge. These mother fucker never admit to murder innocent Khmer peoples.
There are about 1.7 million innocent Khmer people got murder by Khmer Rouge.
Hun Sen, Chea Sim, Heng Samrin and Hor Num Hong took no responsibility for the killing of innocent Khmer peoples.
The current Cambodian government is a Khmer Rouge government. Run by Khmer Rouge leaders (Hun Sen, Chea Sim, Heng Samrin and Hor Num Hong).
May lightning strike those motherfuckers!!@@
stop whining already! it is stupid to think that cambodia today is the same as the brutal KR era! what, you have some kind of mental disability or something to make sure judgment? you must live in the dark age or something. wake up, cambodia waits for no one. stop your narrow-minded thinking and whining already! think outside of the box and learn from the world for a change, would ya? god bless cambodia.
Why it should be different?
I was Khmer rouge.
Hun Xen
1:24AM
What I want to know is where the fuck have you been from 1975 to 1979 and 1980 to 2009.
It's seem like you know nothing about Cambodian history and politics.
Please do me a favor, don't tell anyone that you are Khmer because you make Khmer peoples look bad.
You must be CPP Hun Sen Khmer Rouge Regime's supporter.
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