Kambol (Phnom Penh, Cambodia). 09/06/2009: In the middle, the statue of the Lok Ta Dambang Dek spirit (the spirit with the iron stick), who represents justice and before whom witnesses such as Mam Nay, chief interrogator in S-21, took oath at the ECCC. Behind, fire engines hide from sight the entrance of the prison of the five defendants (Photo: John Vink/ Magnum)09-06-2009
By Stéphanie Gée
Ka-set
In this day of hearing at Duch’s trial on Tuesday June 9th, there was again a feeling of deja heard and sometimes of ramblings in relation to the issue at stake: the implementation of the policy of the Communist Party of Kampuchea (CPK) at S-21. Clearer than ever were the nearly non-existent conduct of debates by the court president and the strategy of an accused who resists going where he does not want to, except to recognise tangible evidence presented to him. The day’s debates proved the minor place of the accused in the Khmer Rouge hierarchy. When the issue of the armed conflict with Vietnam was raised in the afternoon, judge Cartwright attempted, in vain, to make Duch state that he was aware of the armed conflict prior to late 1977, as the accused is also charged with war crimes.
Pol Pot and Mao, different theories
Interrogated by Kim Mengkhy, co-lawyer for civil party group 3, on the genesis of the CPK policy, as to whether it was an integral creation of the Khmer Rouge or a model inspired by experiences in other countries, Duch stated again that the “polpotist theory” did not follow the policy of Mao Tse Tung. “Pol Pot applied the policy of the Gang of Four in China, but in his own way. Are you maybe not familiar with the Gang of Four? They were the ones who led the great cultural revolution. Their names are known all over the world,” he retorted with a hint of irony. He added he had suggested his superior, Son Sen, to organise a system of counter-intelligence based on the French model.
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Pol Pot and Mao, different theories
Interrogated by Kim Mengkhy, co-lawyer for civil party group 3, on the genesis of the CPK policy, as to whether it was an integral creation of the Khmer Rouge or a model inspired by experiences in other countries, Duch stated again that the “polpotist theory” did not follow the policy of Mao Tse Tung. “Pol Pot applied the policy of the Gang of Four in China, but in his own way. Are you maybe not familiar with the Gang of Four? They were the ones who led the great cultural revolution. Their names are known all over the world,” he retorted with a hint of irony. He added he had suggested his superior, Son Sen, to organise a system of counter-intelligence based on the French model.
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It is not fair to have Duch in the trail chamber. Duch only smashed over ten thousand people in Tuol Sleng which they considered as spies of the party. How about nearly 3 million khmers, who killed them?
We urge the ECCC to have khmer-kraham park vietcong such as Sihanouk, Hun Sen, Chea Sim, Heng Samrin, Sok anh, Keat Chhon, Hor 5 Hong all these are the real khmer killers.
To be fair:
ECCC please, dont just trail for khmer kraham park chine, take khmer kraham park yuon as we have indicated above those are the real killers.
I am not a scholar or poliSikan, but according to my insignifcant acknowlege of stupidity, the war crimes must be precisely recognized from April 17, 1975 till the end of dystopian Khmer nation, because if you are not a revolutionary person, then you are "enemy of Angkar".
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