Dear Readers,
The following are opinions of a former Cambodian government official who worked for both the Sangkum Reastr Niyum regime and the Lon Nol regime. He survived for the KR regime and is currently resettled in a Western country. The questions were sent to him by email by Heng Soy.
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KI-Media team
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"My personal opinion is that this court is a farce set up by Vietnam/Hun Sen."
1- Both Nuon Chea and Khieu Samphan wish to see HM King Sihanouk be brought to the court to answer questions that will be raised in the court. What do you think about their wish? Why would HM play a role in the trial of Case 002?
As the former King, Head of State, Prime Minister, Head of the Sangkum Reastr Niyum Party and Head of Democratic Kampuchea with full responsibilities, yes, Sihanouk should testify, clarify and be a witness at the court as he promised in the past. The National Constitution protects only the King who is still reigning, but Sihanouk is retired and has become a normal citizen. Nuon Chea and Khieu Sâmphân's requests are "100% right".
2- Do you personally know Khieu Samphan? How was he as a man? as a politician? Was he a naive politician as he claimed he was?
As I know, Mr. Khieu Sâmphân was a Khmer intellectual, he is a patient person who does not talk much (M’nus min niyeay chroeun) whether at the National Assembly or in public. He was a clean man (chea m’nus sa’at sa’âm) and he was never involved in any "corruption", ever since the time he was the editor of “L'Observateur” (The Observer) newspaper.
3- Did you personally know any other KR leaders (i.e., all the 3 who are currently on trial and others)? What do you think of them in general?
Yes, I did, such as Phok Chhay, Hu Nim, Hu Yun, Chau Séng, Uch Vèn, etc... but, they were not “communist” Khmer Rouge. These people belong to the so-called “socialist and progressive group”.
4- Do you think the current trial will lead to outcomes that are acceptable to all victims of the KR regime? If yes, why? If no, why?
No, not until Sihanouk show up in the court as he promised in the past.
5- Do you think the Vietnamese concerns raised by Khieu Samphan and Nuon Chea are legitimate? If yes, why? If no, why?
Vietnam’s ideology is to swallow Kampuchea hundreds and hundreds years ago by putting Srok Khmer (Cambodia) under the “Indochinese Union.” [Indochinese Federation?]. This was Nguyen Ai Quôc's doctrine since 1930. [Nguyen Ai Quoc is Ho Chi Minh’s name]
6-What is your opinion on Khieu Samphan's opening statement?
Well, as I answered in question #2, Khieu Sâmphân did not mention the Killing Field under the DK [Democratic Kampuchea] regime, but he only mentioned about Vietnam’s ambition, intention and invasion and about U.S. bombing in Cambodia. I still remembered that Khieu Sâmphân was interviewed by Nate Thayer of the Far East Economic Review in the middle of February 1980 at the Cambodian-Thai border, he said: "Yuon Sâmlab Prâcheachon Khmer" (The Viets killed the Khmer people). This is a clue that Khieu Sâmphân insisted to have Sihanouk in court. However, if they want to know more about what Vietnam’s intention was, they should summon Mr. Pèn Sovann to court to testify in order to clarify the court.
My personal opinion is that this court is a farce set up by Vietnam/Hun Sen.
14 comments:
Khieu Samphan
Khieu samphan said clearly to a group of Khmer before he was arrested by ECCC in late 2007 that he ( Khieu Samphan ) strongly want to see this ECCC established in Hague, Holland rather than establing in Cambodia under Hun Sen regime.
This ECCC is Hanoi-US ECCC in Cambodia and I have posted so many times and long ago on this KI-Media blog that this ECCC will face a lot of obstacles and will end up disssapointment of majority of Cambodian people.
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KI-Media team,
Let me express my personal views regaring to above comment about Mr. Khieu Samphan he never committed corruption even David Chandler agreed when David Chandler was interviewed by RFA lasy year ( 2010 ).another true story about Khieu Samphan was when he was a secretary fo state of commerce under Sihanouk regime he ride a bycicle to work and Khieu Samphan mother sold Chek Ang on the street in Phnom Penh in 1960s and he give all of his salary to his widow mum.
Angkar between 1975-1979 were:
1. Pol Pot.
2. Nuon Chea.
3. Keo Meas ( Khmer Viet Minh ).
4. Ieng Sary.
5. So Phim ( Khmer Viet Minh )
6. Son Sen.
7. Ta Mok.
In 1960s after became the secretary of state of commerce many bribes offered and refused by Khieu Samphan, Khieu Samphan explained to his single sister and other younger brothers that if Bong ( if Khieu Samphan )took those bribes it means having happiness over the sorrow of the poor because for Khieu Samphan 's younger brothers that money would be a big help in their living condition in those days.
Source: Khieu Sengkim , Khieu Samphan younger brother hopefully he still alive and live in Phnom Penh.
Since Khieu Samphna fled Phnom Penh with Hu Yun in 1967 Khieu Sengkim never meet Khieu Samphan till 1998 when Khieu Samphan came to Pailin , that the very first time in 31 years that Khieu Sengkim met his older brother Khieu Samphan.
I am 75 years old now.I knew who
Khiev Samphân was.Everybody called
him Mr.Clean;even Sihanouk named
him Mr.Clean too.
I did believe that Vietnam govt killed Khmer people.
6,000,000 Vietnamese,
20,000 Vietcong,
20,000 secret agents
in Cambodia now.
Khiev Samphân said the right things
But Sihanouk was/is working with
the Vietnam govt to kill his own
citizens.
Pén Savan could be as witness for
Khmer Rouge Trial.
Hun Sen is selling his head or
brain to Vietnam govt.
Khmer people must wake up,stand up,
rise up against Vietnamese and Hun
Sen in Cambodia.
As 9:26 AM said Mr.clean refer to not only Khieu Samphan but alos Hu Nim and Hu Yun too, who never committed corruption .
Khieu Samphan has no any money in both local and oversea bank.
When his long time friend and now also his lawyer Jacques Vergès gave Khieu Samphan 50000 ( fifty thausand US dollar ) when Jacques Vergès visited Khieu Samphan at his wooden house at the Thai-Khmer border to buy and build a house close to market that house now is at Pailin ( salakrao ) was Jacques Vergès money but RFA in Khmer broacasted that Khieu Samphan look richer with his new house at salakro Pailin.
The main jobs of this ECCC to do to the 3 accused ( Nuon Chea, Khieu Samphan and Ieng
1.Arrested.
2.Detained.
3. No full and public hearing of Case 002 ( not allow the 3 accused to talk as they want to ).
4.Convicted.
5.Lives sentenc to all the 3 accused.
6.Justice is done and close this Hanoi ECCC.
If the former king sihanouk really cares about khmer people and the future of cambodia, he should submit himself to the kr trial. He would probably have less than 10 more years to live, why can't he do cambodia and khmer people one last good thing before he is expired?
AH Sihanouk. You traitor and you are dying.
If you care about Cambodia then
you will ask for forgiveness,
so your children and grandchildren will be clean.
You know that when you die
many Khmer will spit on your grave,
you were a coward and cause 2 millions
to die. God cannot forgive you but
you can still do the right thing.
Once you tell the world and submit
yourself to the KT, then the world
will know of the brainless PhD Dictator
Hun Sen and his secret agent in Cambodia
waiting to cause fake civil war.
Sihanouk is the key!!!!!
Take him to court and find out about his deal with Ho Chi Minh in 1965 about Kampuchea Khrom.
Ask him why he joined the Khmer rouge after Lon Nol coup in 1970.
Sihanouk traited Cambodia because of his personal wellness.
THIS IS THE KEY !!!
THE FORMER KING,HEAD OF STATE,EX-KING AND RIGHT NOW THE KING FATHER, GREAT-GRANDFATHER AND THE GREAT GREAT GRANDFATHER,USED TO SAY THAT IF THEY WOULD LIKE HIM TO TESTIFY IN THE COURT,HE WOULD BE ENJOY IT,BUT ABSOLUTELY,NOT WITH THE(ECCC)IN CAMBODIA WHICH IT 'S BEING BACK UP BY(AH! YOUN-YIEKCONG)HUN-SEN AND A SNAKE WITH A THOUSAND FACES(USA).HE,(SIHANOUK)PREFER IN THE INTERNATIONAL'S COURT IN (HARGUE).ALL,YOU GUYS FORGET WHAT HE HAS BEEN SAID IN A YEARS(2002)IN PHNOM-PENH,BEFORE HE HAD ABDICATED.
Dear all Khmer.
Can anyone explain me why Khieu Samphan wanted to to see this ECCC in Hague, Holland instead of having this ECCC in Cambodia before he was arrested in Cambodia ?
Dear all Khmer like freedom,
Mr khieu samphan want to see this ECCC in HAGUE due to in Phnom Penh is very Rongearongay nash(Interference) from CPP HUN SEN/Vietcong etc...Then he has a capacity to speech up about KR regime and connection politic with SIHANOUK.So in reality SIHANOUK want to go to THE HAGUE as well instead in Cambodia.I agree Mr.Khieu Samphan in the past is Clean man and hope his young brother still alive.
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