AFP
FORMER Khmer Rouge prison chief Duch implored his deputy to tell the truth yesterday at Cambodia’s UN-backed war crimes court, but the weeping witness refused to admit anything.
Mam Nai, 76, was giving evidence at the trial of Duch, who has admitted overseeing the torture and execution of about 15000 people held at Tuol Sleng prison, also known as S-21.
After two days of testimony, in which Mam Nai said he knew nothing of torture at the prison, Duch begged him to use the opportunity “to put together the pieces of the puzzle on this matter”.
“So here, emotionally, we have to be accountable for the crimes committed,” he added.
“I think it was a chaotic situation, and we have nothing other than being regretful. We could not do anything else,” Mam Nai said. But he refused to alter his previous testimony, in which he repeatedly fended off questions about conditions at Tuol Sleng, saying he could not remember.
Mam Nai, 76, was giving evidence at the trial of Duch, who has admitted overseeing the torture and execution of about 15000 people held at Tuol Sleng prison, also known as S-21.
After two days of testimony, in which Mam Nai said he knew nothing of torture at the prison, Duch begged him to use the opportunity “to put together the pieces of the puzzle on this matter”.
“So here, emotionally, we have to be accountable for the crimes committed,” he added.
“I think it was a chaotic situation, and we have nothing other than being regretful. We could not do anything else,” Mam Nai said. But he refused to alter his previous testimony, in which he repeatedly fended off questions about conditions at Tuol Sleng, saying he could not remember.
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