Martine Lefelivre (C) the widow of Cambodian diplomat Ouk Ket, killed on Dec. 9, 1977 at Tuol Sleng sits along side her daughter( R) as they greet the monks after an emotional prayer ceremony at the Toul Sleng Genocide museum July 25, 2010 in Phnom Penh (Photograph by: Paula Bronstein, Getty)PHNOM PENH, July 25, 2010 (AFP) - About 150 Khmer Rouge victims gathered at the site of a notorious regime prison for a Buddhist prayer ceremony Sunday, on the eve of the first verdict at Cambodia’s UN-backed war crimes court.
Survivors of the late 1970s regime and relatives of its dead, led by five Buddhist monks, knelt at Tuol Sleng in tribute to the estimated 15,000 people who were tortured and murdered at the prison under its chairman, Duch.
Duch, whose real name is Kaing Guek Eav, was due to hear his verdict Monday on charges of war crimes, crimes against humanity, premeditated murder and torture after nine months of proceedings last year.
Under an overcast sky in the courtyard of the prison, which now serves as a genocide museum, deputy president of the Victims Association of Democratic Kampuchea Chum Sirath called on the souls of the dead to come and hear the verdict.
"When you have heard the verdict, we ardently pray for your souls to enjoy peace and happiness that was denied to you during the time you were on this earth," he said.
The Khmer Rouge, led by "Brother Number One" Pol Pot, emptied Cambodia’s cities during its 1975-1979 rule, exiling millions to vast collective farms in a bid to take society back to "Year Zero" and forge a Marxist utopia.
Up to two million people were executed in the notorious "Killing Fields" or died from starvation and overwork before a Vietnamese-backed force toppled the regime. Khmer Rouge leader Pol Pot died in 1998.
Tuol Sleng, also known as S-21, was the centre of a network of 198 secret torture centres around the country and is one of the most visible symbols of Khmer Rouge brutality that continues to haunt Cambodia.
Duch last year repeatedly used his court trial to apologise, but the former maths teacher, 67, surprisingly asked to be released in the final day of hearings on grounds that he was not a key leader in the regime.
Other Khmer Rouge members awaiting trial next year are "Brother Number Two" Nuon Chea, former head of state Khieu Samphan, ex-foreign minister Ieng Sary and his wife Ieng Thirith, who was the minister of social affairs.
Survivors of the late 1970s regime and relatives of its dead, led by five Buddhist monks, knelt at Tuol Sleng in tribute to the estimated 15,000 people who were tortured and murdered at the prison under its chairman, Duch.
Duch, whose real name is Kaing Guek Eav, was due to hear his verdict Monday on charges of war crimes, crimes against humanity, premeditated murder and torture after nine months of proceedings last year.
Under an overcast sky in the courtyard of the prison, which now serves as a genocide museum, deputy president of the Victims Association of Democratic Kampuchea Chum Sirath called on the souls of the dead to come and hear the verdict.
"When you have heard the verdict, we ardently pray for your souls to enjoy peace and happiness that was denied to you during the time you were on this earth," he said.
The Khmer Rouge, led by "Brother Number One" Pol Pot, emptied Cambodia’s cities during its 1975-1979 rule, exiling millions to vast collective farms in a bid to take society back to "Year Zero" and forge a Marxist utopia.
Up to two million people were executed in the notorious "Killing Fields" or died from starvation and overwork before a Vietnamese-backed force toppled the regime. Khmer Rouge leader Pol Pot died in 1998.
Tuol Sleng, also known as S-21, was the centre of a network of 198 secret torture centres around the country and is one of the most visible symbols of Khmer Rouge brutality that continues to haunt Cambodia.
Duch last year repeatedly used his court trial to apologise, but the former maths teacher, 67, surprisingly asked to be released in the final day of hearings on grounds that he was not a key leader in the regime.
Other Khmer Rouge members awaiting trial next year are "Brother Number Two" Nuon Chea, former head of state Khieu Samphan, ex-foreign minister Ieng Sary and his wife Ieng Thirith, who was the minister of social affairs.
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Democratic Kampuchea Pol Pot Khmer Rouge Regime
Members:
Pol Pot
Nuon Chea
Ieng Sary
Ta Mok
Khieu Samphan
Son Sen
Ieng Thearith
Kaing Kek Iev
Hun Sen
Chea Sim
Heng Samrin
Hor Namhong
Keat Chhon
Ouk Bunchhoeun
Sim Ka...
Committed:
Tortures
Brutality
Executions
Massacres
Mass Murder
Genocide
Atrocities
Crimes Against Humanity
Starvations
Slavery
Force Labour
Overwork to Death
Human Abuses
Persecution
Unlawful Detention
Cambodian People's Party Hun Sen Khmer Rouge Regime
Members:
Hun Sen
Chea Sim
Heng Samrin
Hor Namhong
Keat Chhon
Ouk Bunchhoeun
Sim Ka...
Committed:
Attempted Murders
Attempted Murder on Chea Vichea
Attempted Assassinations
Attempted Assassination on Sam Rainsy
Assassinations
Assassinated Journalists
Assassinated Political Opponents
Assassinated Leaders of the Free Trade Union
Assassinated over 80 members of Sam Rainsy Party.
Sam Rainsy LIC 31 October 2009 - Cairo, Egypt
"As of today, over eighty members of my party have been assassinated. Countless others have been injured, arrested, jailed, or forced to go into hiding or into exile."
Executions
Executed over 100 members of FUNCINPEC Party
Murders
Murdered 3 Leaders of the Free Trade Union
Murdered Chea Vichea
Murdered Ros Sovannareth
Murdered Hy Vuthy
Murdered 10 Journalists
Murdered Khim Sambo
Murdered Khim Sambo's son
Murdered members of Sam Rainsy Party.
Murdered activists of Sam Rainsy Party
Murdered Innocent Men
Murdered Innocent Women
Murdered Innocent Children
Killed Innocent Khmer Peoples.
Extrajudicial Execution
Grenade Attack
Terrorism
Drive by Shooting
Brutalities
Police Brutality Against Monks
Police Brutality Against Evictees
Tortures
Intimidations
Death Threats
Threatening
Human Abductions
Human Abuses
Human Rights Abuses
Human Trafficking
Drugs Trafficking
Under Age Child Sex
Corruptions
Bribery
Embezzlement
Treason
Border Encroachment, allow Vietnam to encroaching into Cambodia.
Signed away our territories to Vietnam; Koh Tral, almost half of our ocean territory oil field and others.
Illegal Arrest
Illegal Mass Evictions
Illegal Land Grabbing
Illegal Firearms
Illegal Logging
Illegal Deforestation
Illegally use of remote detonate bomb on Sokha Helicopter, while Hok Lundy and other military officials were on board.
Lightning strike many airplanes, but did not fall from the sky. Lightning strike out side of airplane and discharge electricity to ground.
Source: Lightning, Discovery Channel
Illegally Sold State Properties
Illegally Removed Parliamentary Immunity of Parliament Members
Plunder National Resources
Acid Attacks
Turn Cambodia into a Lawless Country.
Oppression
Injustice
Steal Votes
Bring Foreigners from Vietnam to vote in Cambodia for Cambodian People's Party.
Use Dead people's names to vote for Cambodian People's Party.
Disqualified potential Sam Rainsy Party's voters.
Abuse the Court as a tools for CPP to send political opponents and journalists to jail.
Abuse of Power
Abuse the Laws
Abuse the National Election Committee
Abuse the National Assembly
Violate the Laws
Violate the Constitution
Violate the Paris Accords
Impunity
Persecution
Unlawful Detention
Death in custody.
Under the Cambodian People's Party Hun Sen Khmer Rouge Regime, no criminals that has been committed crimes against journalists, political opponents, leaders of the Free Trade Union, innocent men, women and children have ever been brought to justice.
Who killed 1.7 million innocent Khmer peoples?
a) Pol Pot
b) Nuon Chea
c) Ta Mok
d) Khieu Samphan
e) Son Sen
f) Kaing Kek Iev
g) Ieng Sary
h) Ieng Thearith
i) Hun Sen
j) Chea Sim
k) Heng Samrin
l) Hor Namhong
m) Keat Chhon
n) Ouk Bunchhoeun
o) Sim Ka
p) all of above
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DC-CAM
Which one of these Khmer Rouge(s) list below is chief of Boeung Trabek prison?
a) Pol Pot
b) Nuon Chea
c) Ta Mok
d) Khieu Samphan
e) Son Sen
f) Kaing Kek Iev
g) Ieng Sary
h) Ieng Thearith
i) Hun Sen
j) Chea Sim
k) Heng Samrin
l) HOR NAMHONG
m) Keat Chhon
n) Ouk Bunchhoeun
o) Sim Ka
Source:
DC-CAM
Duch must brought outside and stone to death one by one from all khmer victims...don't waste foods and electricity on this evil-monster!!
US Embassy
United States Launches Political Accountability Program
Released in Phnom Penh, April 20, 2010
The United States today launched a five-year, $16.2 million program designed to promote accountability and transparency in government in Cambodia. The new Accountability in Governance and Politics (AGAP) program will help Cambodians hold their government accountable for policy performance and implementation.
At a launch event at the Inter-Continental Hotel in Phnom Penh, U.S. Ambassador to Cambodia Carol A. Rodley joined Deputy Prime Minister Sok An in praising the potential of the new program.
“The United States looks forward to working with all of our counterparts in government, civil society, and political parties to strengthen democracy in Cambodia,” Ambassador Rodley said.
“I’m excited about the extensive expertise and experience each of these organizations is bringing to their respective areas of the program, and I am confident that we will see positive results over the next five years.”
The program will be implemented by a consortium composed of the International Republican Institute, the National Democratic Institute, and the International Foundation for Electoral Systems.
AGAP will build on the progress of the previous U.S. political competition program. U.S. support for town hall-style Constituency Dialogues, which will continue under the new program, have allowed citizens throughout the country to discuss issues affecting their everyday lives directly with their elected leaders.
Meanwhile, U.S. assistance for programs targeting people under 30 years old, who make up 70% of the population, has helped widen participation in the political process. The Youth Council of Cambodia and the Youth Leadership Challenge television show, which will also continue under the new program, have exposed millions of youth to democratic principles in an engaging and entertaining way.
Where is the verdicts for Ah Hun Sen, Chea Sim and Heng Samrin? Are all living Cambodians stupid or what?????????????
Duch just followed the order from Pol Pot and his other bosses, why punish the poor "Khmer tourlourl banhchea pi chav vav thom".
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