Saturday, February 11, 2012

Life Sentence for Duch a Demonstration of Justice: Researcher

Kimsroy Sokvisal is a researcher for the Documentation Center of Cambodia. (Photo: Heng Reaksmey, VOA Khmer)
Friday, 10 February 2012
Men Kimseng, VOA Khmer | Washington, D.C
"We are compiling documents on civil party representatives in Case 001 who have filed through the Documentation Center of Cambodia."
The life sentence for Khmer Rouge torture chief Duch is a “good example” to society, a researcher said this week.

“It demonstrates that though 30 years have passed, those who committed such crimes cannot escape justice,” Kimsroy Sokvisal, a researcher for the Documentation Center of Cambodia, told “Hello VOA” on Monday.

“This promotes the rule of law in our country.”


Duch, whose real name is Kaing Kek Iev, was handed a lifelong prison sentence from the UN-backed court this week. The sentencing pleased many victims of the regime.

However, some victims say the court did not address their need for reparations well enough.

“We are compiling documents on civil party representatives in Case 001 who have filed through the Documentation Center of Cambodia,” he said.

So far, 37 people have filed complaints through the center.

“We will include their impressions on why they chose to file complaints and what justice means for them now,” he said.

9 comments:

Anonymous said...

anything to help the healing and reconciliation process is good for cambodia, i think. god bless all.

Anonymous said...

FOR ME , A SURVIVOR WHO SUFFERED TOO MUCH , ALONG WITH A WHOLE
KHMER PEOPLE OF MY GENERATION , THIS JUSTICE IS A JOKE . SHOULD
THEY GIVE MR DUCH OF BOWL AND LET HIM BEG FOR FOOD IN STREETS. LIVING IN HIS CELL, FOR THE REST OF HIS LIFE ,
MR DUCH WILL HAVE GOOD AND ENOUGH FOOD , FREE MEDICAL CARE AND ATTENTION . HIS STANDARD OF LIVING IS ALMOST LUXURY FOR
MILLION OF SURVIVORS .

Anonymous said...

Justice : Make him work in farm for a spoonful of rice a day . No reconcilation for
Survivors !!!

Anonymous said...

Ah traitor Director Youk Channg Pro-CPP, Documentation Center of Cambodia said, “This promotes the rule of law in our country.”

Anonymous said...

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

​The Khmer Rouge Organization (Angkar-leuអង្គការលើ) 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.February12,2012

Anonymous said...

Have all you so call researchers conduct any forensic test on those materials Toul Sleng? it would be surprise where those files are from right?

Anonymous said...

DCcam, pouk ah lop, stop laying, stop bashing khmer and Khmer history to protect yuons

Anonymous said...

youk chhang, stop sayin that you are seaching for truth, you are searching for your own greed and interest and for that you can do anything, pouch ah chaol mseat, pouch ah kbot

Anonymous said...

what justice this crony talking about? do this crony ever know what justice meant

you dccam crony ass are not different from the other killing tools, dont you ever think that you better, you are just capable to repeat or think what you other told you to think or repeat, what

what pathetic poor soul,