Tuesday, March 20, 2012

Duch Testifies Against Former Khmer Rouge Bosses

Monday, March 19th, 2012
Voice of America (Blog)

A notorious Khmer Rouge jailer has begun to testify against the top three surviving members of the party that allegedly imposed a reign of terror on Cambodia during the late 1970s.

Former prison warden Kaing Guek Eav, better known as Duch , is the only person so far to have been convicted by the international tribunal trying Khmer Rouge war crimes.

During questioning Monday, Duch described how one of his immediate superiors instructed him how to interrogate prisoners: how to torture them using electrical wiring, water-boarding techniques and suffocation.

Authorities say Duch provided much of the evidence against nominal Khmer Rouge head of state Khieu Samphan, reputed chief ideologue Nuon Chea and Khmer Rouge government minister Ieng Sary, who are facing an array of charges linked to their rule.


All three were expected to be in the courtroom in Phnom Penh to hear the testimony of Duch, who was recognized for his cooperation and candid responses to questions at his own trial.

Duch was sentenced to life in prison last month for overseeing the notorious Khmer Rouge Tuol Sleng torture prison, where as many as 14,000 Cambodians died. In handing down the sentence, the tribunal called the prison “a factory of death,” and described Duch as “a shocking and heinous character” who deserved “the highest penalty available.”

The ultra-Maoist regime ruled Cambodia from 1975 to 1979, and is blamed for the deaths of some 1.7 million people by overwork, starvation, torture or execution.

Also Monday, a second international judge resigned from the tribunal, complaining of improper interference in his work.

Laurent Kaspar-Ansermet said he could not continue because of repeated challenges to his authority by his Cambodian counterpart on the tribunal, You Bunleng.

Just months earlier, German investigating judge Siegfried Blunt resigned complaining of political interference.

5 comments:

Anonymous said...

អង្គការលើដែលជាក្រុមឃាតករជីវិតខ្មែរប្រមាណបី
លាននាក់បានបន្សល់ទុកនៅផ្លែផ្កាគឺរាជនិងរដ្ឋ​អំណាចខ្មែរសព្វថ្ងៃនេះ។

អាស្រ៍យហេតុដូច្នេះហើយទើបបានជាសាលាក្តី
ខ្មែរក្រហមត្រូវបានពួកវារំខានយកជើងរាទឹក
គ្រប់ពេលដើម្បីលាក់ការពិតលាក់ឈ្មោះ លាក់មុខមាត់ក្រុមពួកវាដែលជាឃាដករ ប្រឆាំងមនុស្សជាតិ។

ដើម្បីសង្រ្គោះជាតិខ្មែរឲ្យរុងរឿងមានយុត្តិធម៌ បានសុខសន្តិភាពពិតប្រាកដ គឺត្រូវតែមានអគ្គមគ្គុទេសខ្មែរថ្មី ដែលដុះចេញអំពីខ្មែររងគ្រោះគឺផ្ទុយអំពី រាជនិងរដ្ឋអំណាចសព្វថ្ងៃដែលដុះចេញអំពី អង្គការលើខ្មែរក្រហម។

ប៉ារីស៍ព្រឹកថ្ងៃទី១៩មិនា២០១២
អក្សរភាសាខ្មែរ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

Anonymous said...

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 19/3/2012.​​​​

Anonymous said...

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 សុកឌុច)និង​​(ឌុចសម)ជីតាអ្នកនាង(សេងធារី)។ល។

ប៉ារីស៍ព្រឹកទី១៤មិនា២០១២​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​ ​អក្សរភាសាខ្មែរ​

Anonymous said...

The Khmer Rouge Organization (Angkar-leu អង្គការលើ) baptized (Duch) instead of real names (Kaing Guek Eav) is not the revolutionary name as is commonly believed but rather to hide the truth.

​The Khmer Rouge Organization (Angkar-leu អង្គការលើ) amplified, and broadcast advertising, the false name (Duch) as the scapegoat to launder their crime against humanity.

The false name (Duch) is copied and repeated Non-Stop by the global media to continue deceive the world and also to attack and dishonor real name famous (Duch) such that (Duch Sidim; Duch Kimhak; Sok Duch) and (Duch Som) grandfather's Ms.Theary Seng etc.

Paris V.March 19,2012​​​​​​​

Anonymous said...

ជុំជាតិជាអ្វី? ​ បើជុំតែចៃ
ជញ្ជក់ជាតិឯង ឆ្អឹងខ្មែរបីលាន
វាឃ្លានជញ្ជែង ជួបជុំ​ក្លាយក្លែង
​មិនខ្មាសលោកា។

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