September 4, 2012
Wise Kwai
The Nation
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Norng Sophang |
As for economic affairs the person who was responsible at that time was, if I recall correctly, the person who was handling the materials to be distributed to the base level, and the person who was in charge at that time was Mr. Khieu Samphan. But as for cultural affairs - for example if there was [sic] any moral issues among people in society - I believe it was Nuon Chea who was the person in charge. So once again there were different portfolios for different people at that time. As for Pol Pot he was the person who oversaw every sector and every field. He had the right to say anything concerning anyone.
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Khmer Rouge "Brother Number Two" Nuon Chea attends a public hearing at the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia, on the outskirts of Phnom Penh, file photo. |
"The story [of the Khmer Rouge], as far as I was concerned, had not really been told." - Rob Lemkin, filmmaker
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Nuon Chea (left), "Brother Number Two" of the Khmer Rouge regime, sits with documentary filmmaker Thet Sambath during an interview. |
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American historian David Chandler testifies in Case 002 at the Khmer Rouge tribunal, on the outskirts of Phnom Penh. Photograph: ECCC/POOL |
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(Photo: AFP) |
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Sot Troeung |
“He educated the public to be good.” (sic!)
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(Photo: ECCC) |
Evidentiary Hearing in Case 002 | March 29, 2012 - Part 1 (Khmer) from Cambodia Tribunal Monitor on Vimeo.
Evidentiary Hearing in Case 002 | March 29, 2012 - Part 2 (Khmer) from Cambodia Tribunal Monitor on Vimeo.
Evidentiary Hearing in Case 002 | March 29, 2012 - Part 3 (English) from Cambodia Tribunal Monitor on Vimeo.
Evidentiary Hearing in Case 002 | March 29, 2012 - Part 4 (English) from Cambodia Tribunal Monitor on Vimeo.
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In his fifth day of testimony before the court, Duch said he reported to Nuon Chea “every three to five days” in meetings that lasted around 10 minutes. (Photo: Reuters) |
“I reported to him about the confessions, and he instructed and advised.”
Evidentiary Hearing in Case 002 | March 20, 2012 - Part 1 (Khmer) from Cambodia Tribunal Monitor on Vimeo.
Evidentiary Hearing in Case 002 | March 20, 2012 - Part 2 (Khmer) from Cambodia Tribunal Monitor on Vimeo.
Evidentiary Hearing in Case 002 | March 20, 2012 - Part 3 (Khmer) from Cambodia Tribunal Monitor on Vimeo.
Evidentiary Hearing in Case 002 | March 20, 2012 - Part 4 (Khmer) from Cambodia Tribunal Monitor on Vimeo.
“We were mistaken, and we have to discover the mistakes regarding our own people and apologize for them.”