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| Nuon Chea said he was never called "Brother Number Two", a nickname he said was "too big" for him (AFP/ECCC, Nhet Sokheng) |
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PHNOM PENH — The former deputy leader of the Khmer Rouge told Cambodia's UN-backed war crimes court on Wednesday that he was never called "Brother Number Two", a nickname he said was "too big" for him.
Giving evidence at his landmark atrocities trial, alongside two other senior members of the brutal 1970s regime, Nuon Chea said there "was no such thing" as a hierarchy numbering system within the Khmer Rouge.
"I am not 'Brother Number Two'," the 85-year-old said, though he admitted he was the deputy secretary of the party and "one step below" leader Pol Pot -- who died in 1998 and was widely known as "Brother Number One".
The hardline communist Khmer Rouge emptied cities, abolished money and religion and wiped out nearly a quarter of the population through starvation, overwork or execution in a bid to create an agrarian utopia.
Nuon Chea, ex-foreign minister Ieng Sary and ex-head of state Khieu Samphan all deny charges of war crimes, genocide and crimes against humanity for their roles in a regime blamed for the deaths of up to two million people.
The trio's long-awaited trial is seen as vital to healing wounds in the still-traumatised nation and hundreds of Cambodians again packed the public gallery to see Nuon Chea, wearing a a black jumper and jacket, take the stand.
"So 'Brother Number Two' to me seems too big for me," the elderly defendant said. "I have never used 'Brother Number Two' and in the party no one called me 'Brother Number Two' at all."
He added that he believed the moniker was popularised by Cambodians who had studied in neighbouring Vietnam and copied that country's culture of assigning numbers to indicate ranks.
The first phase of the trial will focus on the forced evacuation of over two million residents from Phnom Penh to work in rural areas, a decision Nuon Chea said was made without input from fellow accused Khieu Samphan.
"He had no business to do with the evacuation or otherwise of the people. It was not his task," Nuon Chea said.
On Tuesday, Khieu Samphan told judges he was a mere figurehead who had no real power in the party. The French-educated intellectual has always insisted he knew nothing, until long afterwards, of the mass killings under the regime.
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This is Hanoi-US ECCC in Cambodia Nuon Chea always attacks about yuon deeply involment in genocide between 1975-1979 but nearly 4 years this Hanoi-US have done nothing about yuon such investigation let alone summon.
Shamefull ECCC.
The mass evacuation from the Capital to the countryside was wrong and must be punished.
The Khmer Rouge at the time (April 1975) did not have enough manpower to administer the whole country. The Khmer Vietminh, who were created and brainwashed by Vietnam, seized the opportunity to execute Ho Chi Minh's plan. The Khmer Rouge Pol Pot and the Khmer Vietminh were both inside Cambodia during that Killing fields’ time.
In short, the killings during the Pol Pot's era were committed by the Khmer rouge, the Khmer Vietminh, etc.
If the Khmer Rouge created problems, the Khmer Vietminh and Vietnam exacerbated the problems. That is the fact.
That's why millions of Khmer perished during the Pol Pot's era. The killings were largely committed by the Khmer Vietminh to facilitate Vietnam’s absorption of Cambodia.
The K5 project in the 80’s, which Pol Pot and Nuon Chea did not involve at all, why so many Khmer people especially men were killed???
They should examine the Khmer Vietminh’s hands and Vietnam’s hands too. They might be stained with full of Khmer blood.
Why the puppet government is so apprehensive about case 003, 004, etc... if it is cleaned.
By this time, the world should understand Vietnam’s behavior. They are always tricky.
For example:
- In 1953, did Vietnam comply with the Geneva conference? NO NO NO
- In 1973, after signing the peace treaty in Paris with the United States, did Vietnam abide by that treaty? NO NO NO
- In 1991, did Vietnam comply with the Paris peace accord? NO NO NO.
So, it is apparent that the culprit is Vietnam, which is the master of making confusion..
I BELIEVE EVERY WORD AH NUON CHEA HAVE SAID BUT HE NEED TO ADMIT THAT HE IS WRONG TOO DURING THE KILLING FIELD ERA
NUON CHEA is guilty by associating with the Khmer Rouge! What about AH HUN SEN and he was associating with the Khmer Rouge too and why nobody bring him to court and charge him the same way as NOUN CHEA?
The ECCC can kiss my arse!
Theary Seng and all Khmer people in Cambodia are very stupid. They do not know in depth of history and what had happened. They are stupid arrogant without knowing enough the face. They are all gullible and do not listen.
Oh Boy! Just fed up!
Correction
Theary Seng and some Khmer people in Cambodia are very stupid. They do not know in depth of history and what had happened in the Killing Fields (before and after). They are stupid and arrogant without knowing enough the facts and find more information or more research. Don't read the documents from Youk Chhang who is also stupid (this idiot loves money). Therefore, they are all gullible and do not listen to the facts on both sides, but just one side or one way like Vietcong/Yuon CPP and Hun Sen do today.
Oh Boy! Just fed up!
We, Viet, are not perfect by any means, but we are determined to move forward and are thrilled with the Vietnamization of the Federation of Indochina!
ចំណែកឯខ្មែររល្ងង់ខ្លៅឯងរាល់គ្នាវិញ
សរសេរខ្មែរក៏មឹនគ្រប់ជ្រុង សរសេរអងគ្លេស
ក៏មឹនគ្រប់ជ្រុង សរសេរបារាំងក៏មឹនគ្រប់ជ្រុង
តើមានផ្លូវអីក្រៅតែធ្វើខ្ញុំកញ្ជះយួននោះ?
Your dumb King Father Sihanouk of yours was duped by us, Viet to kill his own people for us, the new Viet-Khmer inhabitants just because of his revenge and greed to reign and rule forever...
«Vos ignorants Khmers, qu'est-ce-que vous allez faire à part d'être l'esclave des Viets!?»
The past is history...The winner always makes and rewrites history...
We, Viet, have been doing just that...and there is nothing you dumb Khmer can do about it! What was Khmer's is now Viet's...and it will remain that way for all of you dumb khmer's life.
Let me tell you something else:
GOD already knows, dumb Khmer is hopeless. We, Viet, are already controlling Viet-Cambodia from top to bottom, from your king to your farmers...
Viet is everywhere in Viet-Cambodia from farmer to technician, from nurse to doctor, from firefighter to engineer, from rubber plantation owner/worker to Hun Sen's political advisor and bodyguards including Angkor Wat's owner...You all name it and Viet is there...Khmer doesn't do squat besides getting addicted to Viet's ass in Viet-Cambodia...
Once again, whether or not all you dumb Khmer surrender yourselves to Viet, Khmer is now deep-rooted Viet, and irreversibly so already.
Challenge me if all of you dumb Khmer can. We have millions of us (legally the majority thanks to that dumb Hun Sen) that will vote for Viet-Khmer candidate legally and democratically forever, and there is not much the outside world can do about it...
How does Sam Raingsy or any of your worthless so-called dumb heroe(s) including the stupid dumb king Sihanouk of yours that just wants to reign and rule forever plan to take Viet-Cambodia back? The Federation of Indochina under Viet's protectorate is here to stay on this planet earth for real. How do all of you dumb Khmer plan to de-vietnamize it???
KRT is just a show to entertain the world. We, Viet, are that good and smart.
Can Khmer put up the second Killing fields to get rid of millions of legal Viet-Khmer citizen now like we, Viet, did?
Okay you dumb Khmer - put it up or shut up while we, Viet, are domesticating you for the bright future of the Federation of Indochina!
It's all too late for you dumb Khmer already!!!
Ms. Soap
P.s Think about how beautifully all of our Viet-Khmer/Khmer-Viet offsprings/Half-breeds would look and be smart like in our Federation of Indochina???
តើខ្មែរអាចសំឡាប់ប្រជាជន យួន ខ្មែរ រាប់លាន
នាក់បានដូចដែល វៀត ធ្វើនោះទេ?
ស្ដាប់ឮទេខ្មែរ ល្ងង់ខ្លៅ???
Once again, can Khmer put up the second Killing Field to get rid of millions of legal Viet-Khmer citizen now like we, Viet, did?
«Est-ce que vous m'entendez les ignorants Khmers?
Juste Pour me répéter:
Peut Khmer créer un deuxième «Killing Field» pour se débarasser des millions de Viet-Khmer qui sont maintenant les habitants légaux du Viet-Cambodge comme nous, les Viets, avions fait?»
KI-Media is yesterday news and ought to shut down for good or better yet, come kiss our Viet's ass now!
Our Viet's ass (80 millions) is resource #1. We defeated the French and the Americans just with our ass. We have suicidal commandoes to win the war. What do you dumb Khmer have? We, Viet, can let loose another million of our new fresh ass freely into Viet-Cambodia shortly...as per Hun Sen's agreement just to let him rule...
Tell me - what can all of you dumb Khmer do to stop it?
«Vos ignorants Khmers, qu'est-ce-que vous allez faire à part d'être l'esclave des Viets!?»
តើខ្មែរល្ងង់ខ្លៅឯងធ្វើអីកើតទៅ ក្រៅពីធ្វើខ្ញុំយួន
នោះ???
ពួកខ្មែរ ហ៊ុន សែនវាមិនទាន់ងាប់ទេ តែអ្នកដែលត្រូវងាប់នោះគឺកូនវានឹង
ចៅរបស់វាព្រមទាំងប្រជារាស្ត្រខ្មែរក្នុង
ពេលជិន១០០ឆ្នាំទៀត។
Hey Dumb Vietgooks and Vietgook lady Ms. Soap, Smart Asses/Clever Killers! Khmer people are not dumb, but Khmer people are very peaceful people who don't create warm. You Dumb Vietgooks like to make wars and play games with other. It is too late for your Vietgook to play the dirty tricks like your Vietgook had done in the past like the Vietgook War with Americans. Then You Vietgook the create the secret and dirty plan in the blind eyes of International communities and you have tried to fool foreigners as much as you can. However, you, Vietgooks can't because Khmer people all over the world and international communities caught your bad and evil acts, playing to be smart ass to kill Khmer and Laotian people to spread ugliest Vietgookization that has ugly culture and ugly tone.
Go ahead to spread the Vietgookization, Ms. Vietgook Lady, Ms. Soap. You are very good to deceive men to show some cock for you, but no man want to fuck your ugly Virgina even though you are so pretty Vietgook lady and because you are a very bad lady to cause a lot of problem in Cambodia and support your illegal Vietgooks living in Cambodia. What a mess, Ms. Vietgook lady Ms. Soap. You are no different as Vietgook secret agents hiding among Khmer society to quietly kill innocent Khmer people who are very peaceful people who did not like to make wars. You Ms. Soap and your Vietgooks try to kill innocent and peaceful Khmer people who live there where you ugly Vietgook bitch and your illegal Vietgooks living in Cambodian on purpose in order to steal land by your committed evil murderous acts and overtake everything from Cambodia. You Ms. Soap and your Vietgooks are the same as secret Vietgook/Yuon agents hiding among Khmer Rouges Regime that murdered innocent and people Khmer people, trying to accuse Pol Pot, Nuon Chea, and every Khmer Rouges as Killers instead. How clever and smart your Vietgooks and you Vietgook lady (named yourself Ms. Soap) are today. Stop playing the trick and dirty game or plan with Khmer people and foreigners or International Communities. You Vietgook lady and your Vietgooks always think the U.S. to ignore or that the U.S. does not know about your dirty secret plan to wipe out Khmer people and your Vietgooks manipulate the U.S. to hate innocent and peaceful Khmer people with no reason. Your Vietgooks keep fooling the U.S. and Europeans and International communities. We, Khmer people, have a lot of things to say how bad and evil you Vietgook lady and Vietgook folks are in everywhere around the globe.
If something occur badly between Yuon/Vietgook and Khmer people in the U.S., there will be a lot of noise about Vietgook country and folks that are dog eaters and eat everything animals and creatures until they are not existed anymore. Bad Vietgook dog eaters.
Please Khmer people in the U.S. and abroad let's make noise and chant on the street or protest against Vietgook folks like Ms. Soap and her evil Vietgook government in Cambodia and Laos to change and manipulate other foreigners in the blind eyes of International Communities.
Vietgook lady named herself Ms. Soap, tries to spread her dirty and unreliable comments to fool young Khmer, Vietgook children to confuse and be brainwashed to kill Khmer people, believe wrong and rewritten history about Vietgookization. Vietgook culture and language are very ugly and boring. Vietgook copied the ideas of how to make Khmer food everywhere their Vietgook restaurants. For example, fresh spring roll, rice mercelli, all kinds of Khmer food to be Vietgook food.
Please Khmer people make noise about Vietgook and don't wait until the world know how bad Vietgook fooks are because of the manipulation and accusation of this Vietgook Bitch named herself Ms. Soap.
Then the people in the world will stop Vietgook folks and government to kill Khmer people including Laotian people before Vietgook folks and their ugly government to take over the lands and make their ugly and disgusted Vietgookization/Vietnamization.
ME SOAP, YOU'RE VERY DUMB COMMUNIST VIETCOOKS/VIETNAMESE PERSON.
YOU LOOKS DOWN ON KHMERS PEOPLE.
LOOKS AROUND YOUR SELF, YOU ARE VERY DUMB AND UGLY COMMUNIST VIETCOOKS/VIETNAMESE.
COMMUNIST VIETCOOKS/VIETNAMESE ARE DUMB, EVILS PEOPLE, NEVER TRUST.
THEY'RE KHMERS KILLER, EVIL, DOG EATER ETC.
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