31-08-2009
Unofficial Translation
Extract from the Kampuchea Thmey, Vol 8, #2035, Saturday, 28 August 2009
Source: KRtrial.info
Over 20,000 citizens have attended Duch hearing as of 26 August 2009
Phnom Penh: In 35th week’s hearing of the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia (ECCC), the trial chamber allowed Duch to speak of some motives which caused him to join revolution. Duch raised three causes of his decision.
On 27 August 2009 afternoon, trial of former Khmer Rouge leaders reached a questioning into characteristics of the former Tuol Sleng prison chief Kaing Guek Eav, alias Duch, blamed for mass killing people at secret prison S-21. During questioning, Duch cited three reasons which caused him to join revolution and played a key role in politics of the era especially when he became S-21 chief.
Joining the revolution was caused by three reasons: first, angry at a girl he had loved for long when she rejected his request to invite her to study math with him. Second, his bicycle was stolen, making him miss class. Third, a lot of his friends were arrested by Lon Nol’s soldiers in an attempted coup event to overthrow Sihanouk.
The three reasons caused Duch to join revolution. He thought that he could not remain quiet when seeing his friends arrested. Meanwhile, Duch claimed that he could not withdraw himself from the Communist Party of Kampuchea, CPK, as he pushed himself into the CPK activities.
However, Kaing Guek Eav, alias Duch, was satisfied with and followed the Communist chairman Mao Zedong’s theory continue sly, thinking it could help the people.
So far, Duch trial has entered 35th week. According to the ECCC’s press release, as of 26 August 2009, 20,250 visitors had attended the Duch-trial since it commenced on 30 March. This makes a daily average of 311 visitors. The total number of visitors includes visitors from 11 Cambodian provinces (Kandal, Kampomg Cham, Kam Pong Speu, Kampong Thom, Phnom Penh, Kampong Chahnaing, Kratie, Siem Reap, Pursat, Takeo and Kampot).
Phnom Penh: In 35th week’s hearing of the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia (ECCC), the trial chamber allowed Duch to speak of some motives which caused him to join revolution. Duch raised three causes of his decision.
On 27 August 2009 afternoon, trial of former Khmer Rouge leaders reached a questioning into characteristics of the former Tuol Sleng prison chief Kaing Guek Eav, alias Duch, blamed for mass killing people at secret prison S-21. During questioning, Duch cited three reasons which caused him to join revolution and played a key role in politics of the era especially when he became S-21 chief.
Joining the revolution was caused by three reasons: first, angry at a girl he had loved for long when she rejected his request to invite her to study math with him. Second, his bicycle was stolen, making him miss class. Third, a lot of his friends were arrested by Lon Nol’s soldiers in an attempted coup event to overthrow Sihanouk.
The three reasons caused Duch to join revolution. He thought that he could not remain quiet when seeing his friends arrested. Meanwhile, Duch claimed that he could not withdraw himself from the Communist Party of Kampuchea, CPK, as he pushed himself into the CPK activities.
However, Kaing Guek Eav, alias Duch, was satisfied with and followed the Communist chairman Mao Zedong’s theory continue sly, thinking it could help the people.
So far, Duch trial has entered 35th week. According to the ECCC’s press release, as of 26 August 2009, 20,250 visitors had attended the Duch-trial since it commenced on 30 March. This makes a daily average of 311 visitors. The total number of visitors includes visitors from 11 Cambodian provinces (Kandal, Kampomg Cham, Kam Pong Speu, Kampong Thom, Phnom Penh, Kampong Chahnaing, Kratie, Siem Reap, Pursat, Takeo and Kampot).
