Human skulls of Khmer Rouge victims on display at Choeung Ek, near Phnom Penh (Photo: Reuters)2009-08-20
Radio France Internationale
The UN-backed Cambodian war crimes court has asked those who testify to not use the hearing to take revenge, and has promised a “fair and just” trial of S-21 prison chief Kaing Guek Eav, also known as Comrade Duch.
Head Judge Nil Nonn made the request following days of testimony from families of victims killed at Cambodia’s notorious Tuol Sleng prison in the 1970s, also known as S-21.
Two French citizens gave evidence in the trial this week.
On Thursday, Svaruth Or, a French citizen of Cambodian origin, at a court in Versailles, outside Paris, called for justice for the death of his brother, a Cambodian foreign ministry official, who was allegedly killed in the prison after being held for 97 days.
Speaking via video link, he told the court he was not looking for any financial reparations, only “moral” ones.
On Wednesday, French national Martine Lefeuvre wept as she told the court how her Cambodian husband was tricked into returning to the country and ended up being murdered in Tuol Seung.
She says she cannot forgive Duch for the torture and murder of her husband and demanded the maximum sentence for the former maths teacher.
Cambodian officials say the trial of Duch is expected to end in October but the verdict will come several months later. Duch has accepted all responsibility in running the prison throughout the regime.
Two million people died from mal-nourishment, exhaustion, torture and murder in 1977-79 when the Khmer Rouge emptied Cambodia’s cities in an attempt to create an agrarian utopia in the country.
Head Judge Nil Nonn made the request following days of testimony from families of victims killed at Cambodia’s notorious Tuol Sleng prison in the 1970s, also known as S-21.
Two French citizens gave evidence in the trial this week.
On Thursday, Svaruth Or, a French citizen of Cambodian origin, at a court in Versailles, outside Paris, called for justice for the death of his brother, a Cambodian foreign ministry official, who was allegedly killed in the prison after being held for 97 days.
Speaking via video link, he told the court he was not looking for any financial reparations, only “moral” ones.
On Wednesday, French national Martine Lefeuvre wept as she told the court how her Cambodian husband was tricked into returning to the country and ended up being murdered in Tuol Seung.
She says she cannot forgive Duch for the torture and murder of her husband and demanded the maximum sentence for the former maths teacher.
Cambodian officials say the trial of Duch is expected to end in October but the verdict will come several months later. Duch has accepted all responsibility in running the prison throughout the regime.
Two million people died from mal-nourishment, exhaustion, torture and murder in 1977-79 when the Khmer Rouge emptied Cambodia’s cities in an attempt to create an agrarian utopia in the country.
6 comments:
i still cry everyday when i think about the time and hardship during the KR era.
CPP (Corpes of Pol Pot)
WTF YOU IDIOTS ASK TO GIVE A FAIR TRIAL............WHAT ABOUT THE PEOPLE THEY KILLED, THEY DIDNT GET A FAIR TRIAL, YOU FUCKING BASTARDS............................JUST FUCKING KILL DUCH....FUCKING SCUMBAG
KILL HIM AND ALL THAI PEOPLE
Dear Sirs,
Please remember that the Khmer Rouge genocidal Clique Pol Pot, Ieng Sary, Nuon Chea, Khieu Samphan, Ta Mok, Son Sen, So Phim, Ros Nhim, ... during their reign of terror from 1971 to 1998, they directly killed 2 million innocent Cambodians and 2.5 million were killed by starvation (no food to eat), labour exhaustion (hard work in the rice fields), disease (mal nourishment, mistreatment, lack of proper medical facilities and medecines), ...
There were nearly 5 million Cambodians died of the political upheaval of the said regime. This was the worst genocide (in the world history) which caused by the mis-ruled government of the Cambodian Communist Party called Angkar by the black clad henchmen.
In 1980, the census of the Government of the People's Republic of Kampuchea there were 3.5 million (over 18 years old persons).
In 1969, we have 8.5 million Cambodians (over 18 years old) by the estimation of the Government of the Kingdom of Cambodia.
Please be noted of this matters of the fact.
Thank you for your kind understanding and high respect.
Ly
26M before Khmer Rouge 14M today :<,:<, :<
It was Vietnamese government revenged on Cambodian...
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