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| Tuol Sleng survivor Vann Nath speaks outside the Khmer Rouge tribunal in June. One of three living survivors of the Khmer Rouge’s notorious Toul Sleng interrogation prison, known as S-21, is receiving urgent medical attention after suffering cardiac arrest early on Saturday. (Photo by: Meng Kimlong) |
Monday, 29 August 2011
Tep Nimol
The Phnom Penh Post
Painter Vann Nath, 66, who testified against former Tuol Sleng prison chief Kaing Guek Eav, alias Duch, during the Khmer Rouge Tribunal’s first and thus far only completed trial, suffered cardiac arrest in the early hours of Saturday, family members said. He was rushed to hospital in Phnom Penh, they said.
“The doctors are closely monitoring his illness and our family has yet to decide whether to send him abroad for treatment,” his son Vann Chan Narong said yesterday.
Vann Nath, Bou Meng and Chum Mey are thought to be the sole surviving victims of Tuol Sleng and have all spoken extensively about the brutality they experienced.
In June last year Duch received a 35-year sentence commuted to 19 years because of time already served, after being found guilty of grave breaches of the Geneva Conventions.
Khmer Rouge Tribunal spokesman Neth Pheaktra said he could not confirm whether Vann Nath was due to testify in the tribunal’s second and most high profile cases. The four most senior living former leaders of the regime are set to stand trial early next year.
6 comments:
Oh! poor thing your face looks so helpless, you are so desperated. Hey Pal! you are lucky survived from the regime. How much money did you receive from the government and other sources since you a victim of Khmer Rouge?
Khmer Man,
Former Khmer Rouger
FUCK AH RORLEAY FORMER KHMER ROUGE!
Pi anh,
Khmer Rouge Hunter
9:45pm-
this is what VN wants-
khmers are hating , disliking, killing each others.
the result is the Khmer break up,
and the control by VN and the suffering and the shamefulness of Khmer as a whole.
originally we were all good, now we are swearing each other....
As long as I live, I will hunt for any left over khmer rouge.
i am sad to see these words, Mr Vann Nath is a wise, good, and genuine man, he deserves some respect, thank you
11:58 PM,
What would you do if run into a BIG tuff Khmer Rouge man?
You hunt until ALL Khmer- Khmer Rouge gone and than Youn/Viet will take over Cambodia. You must stand up, don't be a full of shit, you get to see around you, YOUN/VIET every where in the country, thus in order to win, we, Khmer must fight with Youn/Viet who wanted to kill all Khmers. Brother! Sister, please stop against Khmer and Khmer. Understand pal?
Khmer Man
former Khmer Rouge soldier
I identify myseft, and truely for you.
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