Original report from Phnom Penh
18 August 2009
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Antonia Tioulong, whose father was the prime minister in 1962, told the UN-backed Khmer Rouge tribunal on Tuesday that Duch’s crimes as a prison administrator were unpardonable.
One of seven daughters of former premier Tioulong Nhiek, Tioulong filed as a civil party complainant in the case, having lost a sister and brother-in-law in the killing machine of Tuol Sleng prison.
Prosecutors say 12,380 people were sent to their deaths at the prison.
“We must teach the new generation of Cambodians that this crime is not pardonable,” she told the court. “The criminal must recognize [his crime], and there must be justice for that.”
Tioulong works for L’Express newspaper in France and is the sister of Tioulong Saumura, the wife of Sam Rainsy and an opposition lawmaker.
“I beg the [Trial] Chamber to issue a verdict fitting the crimes committed by the accused,” Antonia Tioulong told the court.
Duch, whose real name is Kaing Kek Iev, accepted the testimony, but he said Tioulong’s sister, Rainsy, died from illness.
Tioulong’s testimony follows statements from another civil party complainant on Monday, New Zealander Robert Hamill, whose brother was one of the few foreigners killed at Tuol Sleng.
Hamill told the court he wanted Duch to experience the same punishments his prisoners were subject to, including electrocution of the genitals, forced eating of feces, suffocation in water and a guillotine.
“I want you to have this pain; I want you to suffer,” he said in court.
There are no allowances for corporeal punishment under the tribunal—the maximum punishment is a life sentence—though Duch told the court last week he would accept stoning from the Cambodian people for his crimes.
One of seven daughters of former premier Tioulong Nhiek, Tioulong filed as a civil party complainant in the case, having lost a sister and brother-in-law in the killing machine of Tuol Sleng prison.
Prosecutors say 12,380 people were sent to their deaths at the prison.
“We must teach the new generation of Cambodians that this crime is not pardonable,” she told the court. “The criminal must recognize [his crime], and there must be justice for that.”
Tioulong works for L’Express newspaper in France and is the sister of Tioulong Saumura, the wife of Sam Rainsy and an opposition lawmaker.
“I beg the [Trial] Chamber to issue a verdict fitting the crimes committed by the accused,” Antonia Tioulong told the court.
Duch, whose real name is Kaing Kek Iev, accepted the testimony, but he said Tioulong’s sister, Rainsy, died from illness.
Tioulong’s testimony follows statements from another civil party complainant on Monday, New Zealander Robert Hamill, whose brother was one of the few foreigners killed at Tuol Sleng.
Hamill told the court he wanted Duch to experience the same punishments his prisoners were subject to, including electrocution of the genitals, forced eating of feces, suffocation in water and a guillotine.
“I want you to have this pain; I want you to suffer,” he said in court.
There are no allowances for corporeal punishment under the tribunal—the maximum punishment is a life sentence—though Duch told the court last week he would accept stoning from the Cambodian people for his crimes.
7 comments:
Why can you go to hell to meet your brother-law and sisiter there.
Of course, don't worry Cambodia will teach the new generation that crime is not pardonable. What else do you want?
Are there are any more of your friend to be testifyed.? Fucking bitch
Angkorian Krama MAn
Sorry I miss read the name.
Antonia Tioulong, you should go to hell to meet your family there!Okay?
Angk Krama Man
the bottom line is there was no justice under the KR regime whatsoever, no matter how anyone try to justify it! none! it was pure evil, pure stone age or dark age and pure lawlessness society. no justice at all. these are understatements!
To ANGKORIAN KRAMA MAN or aka Former KHMER ROUGE SOLDIER,
You should know your Strict and Purified Communist Party rules that is the Enemy of ANGKA if you speak Foreign laguages especially The language of AH CHAKRAPOTR AMRERICAIN (English or ANGLAIS) , I personally had been under KHMER ROUGE Regime and I had learned that Most of the KHMER ROUGE Soldoers( MITH YOTHEA ) were very uneducated or simply have never ever admitted to school since they were born and your cursing in PHEASA AH CHAKRAPORT is very fluently perfect in grammar , and where you learned this foreign langauge from what country ? since your ANGKA siding with Chinese , North Vietnamese, Soviet Union or North Korea KIM IL SUNG ?
From A Survivor of Our own KHMER KILLING FIELDS
To 5:57 AM
Yes! I was a 'Mitr Yothea' Khmer rouge soldier, once again I never kill anyone, I was a good Yothea. Of course I hate Ah Chakrapote Americ that time, remember they droped bomb kill lot of Khmers during 1970s. Now they should help my country.
I get to go now I've been work all night long. I'll chat with you the next day
Angkorian Krama Man
agree that not every "mith yothea" under KR regime were bad. of course there were a lot of ignorant and uneducated people who took over powerful positions during the dark age of KR era. however, mith angkorian krama khmer is right to say that not all yothea were cruel or evil. it's like they say, not all apples are bad. that said, the stupid KR regime shouldn't kill khmer people and destroy cambodia in the process. now that was very stupid, indeed! anyway, please learn from our bad history and avoid repeat by all cost! god bless cambodia and all our beautiful khmer people and citizens.
Halaluyah Antonia!
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