Bridget Di Certo
The Phnom Penh Post
No elections, no judiciary and summary executions were the way of life under the prison-state of Democratic Kampuchea, convicted S-21 prison chief Kaing Gueak Eav, alias Duch, testified yesterday.
Answering the prosecution’s questions about the structure of the Communist Party of Kampuchea, Duch said there was never any pretence of open elections or a judicial system under the Khmer Rouge rule.
“There was only one party that controlled absolutely everything in monopoly,” Duch said.
He recounted the meticulous documentation practices of the regime, from photographing all prisoners on entry to S-21 to maintaining lists of dates of tortures and interrogations.
“The list was to ensure that our work was precise and so that our superiors could question us in relation to our work,” Duch explained.
He said the mandate of S-21 was to extract confessions for the upper authority to make decisions about appropriate action. “Torture was inevitable at S-21 but … not the means of last resort.”
Lawyers for Brother No 2 Nuon Chea, who Duch has testified was his direct superior, objected to such a detailed examination of S-21, which is not part of the first trial segment in Case 002.
There was confusion in the court when it became apparent Duch had given conflicting statements about when Nuon Chea became his superior. Nuon Chea’s lawyers have called Duch a “hypocrite witness”.
Later, Duch testified that as there were no elections, the state presidium, of which defendant Khieu Samphan was president, was a largely symbolic institution. Khieu Samphan has claimed his role as president was merely honourific and that he had no real power. However, defence counsel for Nuon Chea said this could simply be Duch’s opinion rather than fact.
This catalysed a courtroom debate lasting nearly all afternoon about the proper procedure for questioning Duch.
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The Khmer Rouge organization (Angkar-leu អង្គការ លើ) baptized
(Duch) instead of real names ( Kaing Gueak Eav) the chief of Tuol Sleng prison. Name (Duch) was not called revolutionary as people think but rather to hide the truth.
The Organization Khmer Rouge (Angkar-leu អង្គការ លើ) was amplified and published the false name (Duch) as the scapegoat to launder their crime against humanity.
The false name (Duch) is copied, repeated Non-Stop by the Media
especially documentary filmmaking to continue to deceive
the public and at the same time to attack, dishonor the famous names such as (Duch Sidem; Duch Kimhak , Duch Som) and master of traditional Khmer music
(Sok Duch) Takeo province etc. ...
Paris V.March 28,2012
អង្គការលើដែលជាក្រុមឃាតករជីវិតខ្មែរប្រមាណបី
លាននាក់ បានប្រឌិតឈ្មោះ(ឌុច)ឲ្យហៅជំនួស
ឈ្មោះពិត(កាំងគ្ហេចអៀវ)ដែលជាប្រធានគុកទួលស្លែង។
អង្គការលើដែលជាក្រុមឃាតករជីវិតខ្មែរប្រមាណបី
លាននាក់ បានផ្សព្វផ្សាយឈ្មោះក្លែងក្លាយ(ឌុច)
ដើម្បីលាក់ការពិតនិងលាក់បាំងឈ្មោះពួកវាដែល
ជាឧក្រិដ្ឋជនប្រឆាំងមនុស្សជាតិ។
ឈ្មោះប្រឌិត(ឌុច)ក្លែងក្លាយនេះត្រូវបានអ្នកកា
សែតជាតិអន្តរជាតិព្រមទាំងអ្នកថតកុនឯកសារ
បន្តបំប៉ោងសម្លេងដើម្បីបំភាន់មតិសកលលោក
ព្រមទាំងវាយប្រហារកិត្តិនាមកិត្តិយសជនណា
ដែលមាននាមត្រកូល(ឌុច) ជាឧទាហរណ៏ៈ
(ឌុចស៊ីឌឹម ឌុចគីមហាក់ ឌុចសម)និង(សុខឌុច)គ្រូភ្លេងបុរាណខ្មែរនៅខេត្តតាកែវ។ល។
ប៉ារីស៍ព្រឹកទី២៨មិនា២០១២ អក្សរភាសាខ្មែរ
L'organisation Khmer Rouge ( Angkar-leu អង្គការលើ) a baptisé
(Duch) à la place du nom réel (Kaing Gueak Eav ) le chief prison de Tuol Sleng. Le nom (Duch) n'etait pas le nom révolutionnaire comme on le croit mais plutôt pour cacher la vérité.
L'Organisation Khmer Rouge (Angkar-leu អង្គការលើ) a amplifié et publié le faux nom (Duch) comme le bouc émissaire pour blanchir leur crime contre de l'humanité.
Le faux nom (Duch) est copié , répété Non-Stop par le média
en particulier le cinéma documentaire de continuer à tromper
le public et en même temps pour attaquer, déshonorer les noms célèbres tels que ( Duch Sidem; Duch Kimhak; Duch Som) et le maître de la musique traditionnelle khmère (Sok Duch) de Takeo province etc...
Paris V. Le 28/3/2012.
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