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| Kang Guek Eav, alias Duch. (Photo by ECCC POOL) |
Wednesday, 04 April 2012
Kristin Lynch
The Phnom Penh Post
Khieu Samphan was “in charge” of Pol Pot’s secretariat office, also known as “Office 870”, Kaing Guek Eav, alias Duch, testified yesterday at the Khmer Rouge tribunal.
During examination by Trial Chamber Judge Jean-Marc Lavergne, the former S-21 prison chief said such a position afforded the former Democratic Kampuchea head of state with high-level access to information.
“He was allowed to know important information. Pol Pot allowed him to know and help him remember the issues,” Duch said, adding that the two leaders were “close”.
After 1975, Duch said this secretariat office was referred to as “Office 870”.
“All documents were in the hands of Khieu Samphan” at Office 870, Duch continued.
According to the indictment against the three co-accused – Khieu Samphan, Ieng Sary and Nuon Chea – Office 870 was one of the two highest-level offices within the Communist Party of Kampuchea, tasked with supporting the Standing Committee on matters of policy. The indictment also says that Khieu Samphan has “categorically denied” ever being chairman.
Duch has generally been reluctant to speak out against the former head of state, in stark contrast to the zealousness he typically reserves for co-accused Brother No 2 Nuon Chea. Last week, Duch said Khieu Samphan was “pure” and “clean” and that his role was only “symbolic and honorific”.
And during testimony earlier in the day yesterday, Duch refused to answer when civil party lawyer Lyma Nguyen asked whether any S-21 prisoner confessions had been sent to Khieu Samphan or Ieng Sary.
“I’d like to refrain from answering this question,” Duch responded, despite willingly saying that such confessions were sent to Nuon Chea.
The examination of the former S-21 prison chief continues today, starting with questions by Nuon Chea’s defence team.
Toward the end of yesterday’s session, defence lawyer Michiel Pestman said that his client, Nuon Chea, wanted five minutes of today’s session to respond to Duch’s testimony, but the Trial Chamber did not issue a ruling before the court adjourned.
7 comments:
Some Khmer hate Khieu Samphan, Hu Nim and Hou Youn,
But some Khmer love and respect Khieu Samphan, Hu Nim and Hou Youn.
Personsoly I was among those who love and respect for what they done for Khmer society since 1960s.
As some Khmer know very well and agree that these 3 figures never committed any corruption and they were not policies maker between 1975-1979 the the sole reason the 3 support Pol Pot strong policies against Indochina Federeation because Indochina Federation is late Ho Chi Minh ambition to put Lao and Cambodia under yuon annex and to exterminate ethnic Cambodians from our own homeland.
មកដល់ពេលនេះនៅតែមានអ្នកកាសែត
ខួរក្បាលដូចសត្វឆ្កែព្រុះដដែលៗបំភាន់មតិមហាជន។
តើពួកនេះជាតិសាស្រ្តនិងកាន់សាសនាអ្វី?
អីក៏ទាបថោកយ៉ាងនេះ!!!
The Khmer Rouge organization (Angkar-leu អង្គការ លើ) baptized
(Duch) instead of real names ( Kaing Gueak Eav) the chief of Tuol Sleng prison. Name (Duch) was not called revolutionary as people think but rather to hide the truth.
The Organization Khmer Rouge (Angkar-leu អង្គការ លើ) was amplified and published the false name (Duch) as the scapegoat to launder their crime against humanity.
The false name (Duch) is copied, repeated Non-Stop by the Media
especially documentary filmmaking to continue to deceive
the public and at the same time to attack, dishonor the famous names such as (Duch Sidem; Duch Kimhak , Duch Som) and master of traditional Khmer music
(Sok Duch) Takeo province etc. ...
Paris V.April4,2012
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ពួកវាកាន់សាសនាគ្រីសស្ទាន។
Duch is not guilty, he was forced to kill,
I thank that man, he killed Khmer rouges for us, he killed killers.
Year 1975, all Khmer rouges killed us and since 1976, Duch killed killers.
Khiev Samphan, Nuon Chea and Ieng Sary are guilty, they cooperated with Pol Pot, they ordered to kill,
they really were killers.
The member of standing committee of DK or Khmer Rouge or better known as Angkar as follow:
1 Pol Pot.
2.Nuon Chea.
3. Ieng Sary.
4. So Phim.
5. Vorn Vet.
6. Son Sen.
7. Ta Mok.
Note:
1. So Phim was in law with Rhos Nhim between 1975-1979 and So Phim also a fomer military commander of Heng Samrin, Chea Sim.
2. Heng Samrin was a former military commander of Hun Sen between 1975-1978 in Eastern zone.
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ពួកវាត្រូវបានអង្គការលើខ្មែរក្រហមអប់រុំឲ្យធ្វើឈ្លប
សូម្បីម៉ែឪវាក៏ពួកវារាយការណ៏ទៅឲ្យស្លាប់ដែរ។
លុះពួកវាបានទៅរស់នៅប្រទេសទីបីត្រូវបានក្រុម
សាសនាដែលស្អប់ជាតិខ្មែរអប់រុំឲ្យធ្វើនយោបាយ
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