Khmer Rouge soldiers at the Independence Monument (Photo: DC-Cam)Wednesday, March 12, 2008
By Layum
Rasmei Kampuchea
Unofficial Translation from Khmer by KRtrial.info
Banteay Meanchey: The results of the Khmer Rouge tribunal have reduced the doubts among the Royal Armed Force and the people about justice finding and reconciliation in Cambodia.
Major General Seng Hun, military commander of Region 5, said in a meeting to review the military activities in Banteay Meanchey province that the establishment and the results of the Khmer Rouge tribunal had contributed a lot to the maintaining of peace, stability, and justice. "Moreover, the results have made the efforts in peace protection and negotiation between the Royal Armed Force and the Khmer Rouge guerrillas successful," he said.
The Major General pointed out that the royal armed force had played an important role in ending the war and the former Khmer Rouge guerrillas who were the “successors” of Democratic Kampuchea. “When the Khmer Rouge tribunal moved forward, the solders were not concerned with the problem anymore,” he said.
Chamrong Sar, Banteay Meanchey's deputy governor, said in the National Culture Day in early March, 2008 that the Khmer Rouge tribunal had achieved what had been planned. "It is the achievements of the royal government and Cambodians who have been trying to seek justice and heal the Khmer Rouge victims' trauma and who had rebuilt the living conditions and the country," he said.
The deputy said that justice from the tribunal would strengthen the morality and social development.
Sou Prum, Oddar Meanchey's deputy governor, said in a public forum on justice and reconciliation in the province that the time was approaching for the victims and the surviving victims of Democratic Kampuchea to seek justice and prevent such a regime to happen again.
It should be reminded that in the meeting with Emese Loigon, charge d'affaires of Canadian Embassy in Cambodia, and Joanna Harington, legal expert of the Canadian Ministry of Foreign Affairs in charge of International Criminal Courts, H.E. Sok An, Deputy Prime Minister, Minister in charge of the Office of the Council of Ministers, claimed that the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia (ECCC), commonly known as the Khmer Rouge tribunal, had achieved five main records. “First, the Internal Rules were adopted only within one year. Second, consuming approximately $20 million per year, the ECCC spends relatively low compared to the [international] courts in other countries such as Rwanda’s international court, which has spent up to $135 million per year. Third, the arrest of suspects were made within 4 months—we have arrested five suspects without any fleeing away while in other international courts, they spent tens of years to chase the suspects as some of them had escaped. Fourth, the participation and interest among the public are very high—no less than 500 participants including journalists and ordinary people attend each hearing. And fifth, the Khmer Rouge tribunal is the second tribunal to allow the victims to create the Civil Parties to participate in the process of the tribunal,” pointed out the Deputy Prime Minister.
“Fiona Kochod”, deputy head of the mission of Australian Embassy in Cambodia, said recently in Oddar Meanchey that Australia had been supporting justice and reconciliation in Cambodia. "Australia has contributed with international community, Cambodia and its people bring to justice the Khmer Rouge leaders. Therefore, the results of the efforts of the international community, NGOs, Cambodia and the Khmer Rouge tribunal have created confidence [among people]," he said.
Sok Kheang Ly, official of the Documentation Center of Cambodia, said in the public forum that it was a part of an important big mission and that the center was helping approximately 10,000 surviving victims to file complaints against the Khmer Rouge leaders. “We have done with 500 people already and are re-activating the complaints victims submitted to the United Front for National Protection and Reconstruction of Cambodia in 1982. That was a commission to seek the truth of the Khmer Rouge regime. Our support has helped the Khmer Rouge tribunal to achieve the results in its process,” he said.
Aunt Chan, who is living in Prey Kantuot, Ta Loa, Bakan, Pursat told us that she did not want any reparations from her loss during the Khmer Rouge regime, but only wanted the “masterminds” of the killings of her family members and other people to admit to them and to be imprisoned and the perpetrators—though not tried—to apologize the victims.
Major General Seng Hun, military commander of Region 5, said in a meeting to review the military activities in Banteay Meanchey province that the establishment and the results of the Khmer Rouge tribunal had contributed a lot to the maintaining of peace, stability, and justice. "Moreover, the results have made the efforts in peace protection and negotiation between the Royal Armed Force and the Khmer Rouge guerrillas successful," he said.
The Major General pointed out that the royal armed force had played an important role in ending the war and the former Khmer Rouge guerrillas who were the “successors” of Democratic Kampuchea. “When the Khmer Rouge tribunal moved forward, the solders were not concerned with the problem anymore,” he said.
Chamrong Sar, Banteay Meanchey's deputy governor, said in the National Culture Day in early March, 2008 that the Khmer Rouge tribunal had achieved what had been planned. "It is the achievements of the royal government and Cambodians who have been trying to seek justice and heal the Khmer Rouge victims' trauma and who had rebuilt the living conditions and the country," he said.
The deputy said that justice from the tribunal would strengthen the morality and social development.
Sou Prum, Oddar Meanchey's deputy governor, said in a public forum on justice and reconciliation in the province that the time was approaching for the victims and the surviving victims of Democratic Kampuchea to seek justice and prevent such a regime to happen again.
It should be reminded that in the meeting with Emese Loigon, charge d'affaires of Canadian Embassy in Cambodia, and Joanna Harington, legal expert of the Canadian Ministry of Foreign Affairs in charge of International Criminal Courts, H.E. Sok An, Deputy Prime Minister, Minister in charge of the Office of the Council of Ministers, claimed that the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia (ECCC), commonly known as the Khmer Rouge tribunal, had achieved five main records. “First, the Internal Rules were adopted only within one year. Second, consuming approximately $20 million per year, the ECCC spends relatively low compared to the [international] courts in other countries such as Rwanda’s international court, which has spent up to $135 million per year. Third, the arrest of suspects were made within 4 months—we have arrested five suspects without any fleeing away while in other international courts, they spent tens of years to chase the suspects as some of them had escaped. Fourth, the participation and interest among the public are very high—no less than 500 participants including journalists and ordinary people attend each hearing. And fifth, the Khmer Rouge tribunal is the second tribunal to allow the victims to create the Civil Parties to participate in the process of the tribunal,” pointed out the Deputy Prime Minister.
“Fiona Kochod”, deputy head of the mission of Australian Embassy in Cambodia, said recently in Oddar Meanchey that Australia had been supporting justice and reconciliation in Cambodia. "Australia has contributed with international community, Cambodia and its people bring to justice the Khmer Rouge leaders. Therefore, the results of the efforts of the international community, NGOs, Cambodia and the Khmer Rouge tribunal have created confidence [among people]," he said.
Sok Kheang Ly, official of the Documentation Center of Cambodia, said in the public forum that it was a part of an important big mission and that the center was helping approximately 10,000 surviving victims to file complaints against the Khmer Rouge leaders. “We have done with 500 people already and are re-activating the complaints victims submitted to the United Front for National Protection and Reconstruction of Cambodia in 1982. That was a commission to seek the truth of the Khmer Rouge regime. Our support has helped the Khmer Rouge tribunal to achieve the results in its process,” he said.
Aunt Chan, who is living in Prey Kantuot, Ta Loa, Bakan, Pursat told us that she did not want any reparations from her loss during the Khmer Rouge regime, but only wanted the “masterminds” of the killings of her family members and other people to admit to them and to be imprisoned and the perpetrators—though not tried—to apologize the victims.
13 comments:
looking at this old photo above, i couldn't help but thinking to myself how this die-hard KR soldiers can run or move swiftly wearing only rubber tire sandals. plus, don't they know that in hot, humid, tropical climate like cambodia and in the jungle, wearing black clothing absorbs sunlight, thus causing one to get realy hot, dehydrated, and sweaty, etc. they should have used green camoflaged uniform or something to blend in with the jungle environment or something. but, anyway, i'm glad they are history now and that cambodian military did not have to wear those same KR uniform again.
It will be success number six if Sok An arrest Sihanouk,Hanoi accomplice and the Master Butcher.
Looking good, pal!
You guys remind me of my childhood.
Brothers and sisters , if you want to know killed your parents . Here is the picture.
9:21 AM
These guys (pictured) are (or were) not killers by any stretch of the imagination.
It's time to reeducate yourself on the Cambodian history.
No, soldier supposed to kill; otherwise they are no good, but I am glad they did a good job on those backstabber LonNolians and Sarimatakis people. The only regret is they let some of them got away.
Now most of them had returned and they donated some of their monies to help out the poors , they just can't look into the eyes of these khmer rouge soldier's children who lived on garbages dump.This ragtag army were good only against their own people and they were defeated soundly at the hand of the vietnamese.They were so pathetic.
Nonsense, even the US were soundly defeated in the hand of Vietnamese.
How pathetic , and Whose country got bombed almost going back to stone age ,and you still claim victory ?. You ,the hezbullah of Libanon ,and the Palestinian must have the same mentality.
Yeah, but no one is a shame of war collateral damages. We were expecting it. What we are shame of is the enemy ran away crying and squealing with their tail wrapping around their balls.
8:20AM you know too litle about jungle fighting!
They do not run much in the jungle they just moved one inch behind a giant leave you can not see them anymore!
Inside the jubgle there is no mutch light even in the hight noon, when the sun get too hot they may have fog!
The comminist use to fight at night and sleep in the day light!
Moister in the body will give you infection!
They are not soldiers they are guerila, the uniform suit their action well!
Good leurning from the west but do thinking and copare for better use!
yes but When your jungle hideout got spray with chemical, all of your buddies will be exposed, so what is your next move ?underground ?
2:03 AM
You're appear to be a newbie young gorilla!
Again, you probably were STILL sucking your mother's tits when we acquired our graduate (advanced) degrees. Suffice to say, for you ... son, we make it an exception!
Here's the answer for you, son:"...Agent Orange was a defoiant used by American forces during the Vietnam conflict to defoliate the jungle by spraying chemical (known as 'Agent Orange') to deprive the enemy's troops, which able the U.S. forces , at the time, to clearly see the enemy (if they're not hidding under the ground).
It is my sincere hope that these gorilla (college?) students who are squandering the U.S. taxpayers should take time and learn the U.S. history while they're using U.S. grants.
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