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ENGLISH MAGAZINE TRUTH 27 Cyan Magenta Yellow Black 100 100 100 100 100 100 50 50 50 50 Searching for the truth. Magazine of Documentation Center of Cambodia Table of Contents Number 27, March 2002 Victim LETTER If We Fail .....................................................................1 DOCUMENTATION Ke Pauk Defended Himself .......................................2 Selected Confessions and Telegrams ........................8 Was There Criminal Intent? ....................................12 Master Genocide Site Data .....................................14 KR View of Family..................................................16 Cambodia’s 1976 Elections .....................................20 List of Prisoners Smashed at S-21 ..........................21 HISTORY Khmer Rouge Documents Discovered .......................23 A Job Done in Exchange for Survival .......................26 Voices from S-21 ....................................................28 Documentary Photographs .....................................32 LEGAL East Timor’s Special Panel ......................................34 PUBLIC DEBATE Copyright © Thoughts on the United Nations Decision ..............39 Documentation Center of Cambodia Was Amnesty the Price for Peace in Cambodia? ....41 50 All rights reserved. A Bad Omen for the Victims of the KR? ................42 Licensed by the Ministry of Information of 50 Statement from the Royal Government ..................44 the Royal Government of Cambodia, 50 Prakas No.0291 P.M99 50 2 August 1999. FAMILY TRACING 100 Love for His Homeland Cost Him His Life ............47 Photographs by the Documentation Center of 100 Cambodia and Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum. 100 KHMER ROUGE ARTS 100 The English translation edited by KR NOVEL: The Sacrifices of Our Mothers .........48 100 Youk Chhang and Wynne Cougill KR SONG: Youngsters of the Solidarity ....Back Cover Proofread by Julio A. Jeldres and Rich Arant. 100 Contributors: David Chandler, Raymund Johansen, Suzannah Linton, Peter Maguire, Rasy Pheng, Vannak Huy, Ke Pauk, Nean Yin, Dany Long, Mony Visal Khuoy, Sophearith Chuong, Vannak Sok. Staff Writers: Sophal Ly, Sayana Ser, Kalyan Sann. Assistant English Editor-in-chief: Kok-Thay Eng. English Editor-in-chief: Bunsou Sour. Editor-in-chief and Publisher: Youk Chhang. Graphic Designer: Sopheak Sim. Distributor: Bunthann Meas. Searching for the Truth LETTER Number 27, March 2002 Letter : IF WE FAIL... We allCambodians and the international Khieu Samphan Nuon Chea communitywill continue to point fingers at each other for the rest of our lives and for many generations to come, if we fail to establish an independent tribunal to judge the crimes committed by the Khmer Rouge leaders. Worse still, many Cambodians will continue to believe that foreigners ordered Ieng Sary Ieng Thirith Khmer to kill Khmer. World history has shown that if traumatic parts of a country's history are not dealt with, they will continue to haunt the population, cause untold misery, and lead to intolerable levels of hatred and distrust. Such countries cannot move forward. Ta Mok Duch Who has the obligation to determine the history of the Khmer Rouge for succeeding Cambodian generations and for humanity? 50 Youk Chhang 50 50 Editor-in-chief and Publisher 50 Ke Pauk Son Sen Yon Yat Pol Pot 100 100 100 100 100 100 Black Died, February 15, 2002 Died, June 10, 1997 Died, June 10, 1997 Died, April 15, 1998 Yellow Magenta Documentation Center of Cambodia (DC-Cam) 1 Cyan Number 27, March 2002 Searching for the Truth DOCUMENTATION Ke Pauk Defended Himself to His Death Ke Pauk Photo: Heng Sinith 50 50 This document is an incomplete copy of the original. It so and enlisted in Svay Teab subdistrict, Chamkar Leu 50 is not known how many pages are missing. district, in the same year. A person named Tieb, the 50 Ke Pauk's Autobiography from 1949-1985 secretary of the district, accepted me. However, at that 100 I joined the struggle time, the Party had some relationship with Vietnam. 100 during 1949 in the Khmer In 1958, after I became a member of the party, 100 Issarak period. After the they assigned me to carry out some activities in Chamkar Geneva Conference, I Leu district, my birthplace. 100 abandoned the struggle In late 1958, Siv Heng and Pen Yut betrayed [the 100 and returned home. In Party]. When Siv Heng, a secretary of the party, did so, 100 1957, Siv Heng, the the communication between the rural areas and the city secretary of the Party, [Phnom Penh] was cut off. contacted me and told me In 1959, there was a struggle for the position of to rejoin the struggle. I did party secretary. During that period Tou Samouth was 2 Documentation Center of Cambodia (DC-Cam) Searching for the Truth DOCUMENTATION Number 27, March 2002 disguising himself as a worker. But Siv Heng, who In mid-1967, the Zone Committee's composition betrayed [the party], ordered the spies to arrest and kill was Koy Thuon as secretary and I as deputy secretary, Tou Samouth. Communication between the rural areas and Doeun, Sreng, Bra, Thaong and Sam-At as and Phnom Penh was still disconnected. members. At that time, Brother Nuon was away at Prey In 1960, the first general assembly of the Party Chhor assigning forces. was conducted at Phnom Penh Railway Station. A general In 1968, I began working in the jungle. At that assembly held in 1964 was attended by Yong, from the time, Koy Thuon and Doeun stayed in the city, while Eastern Zone, a protégé of Sao Phim. Yong worked at Sreng was positioned along Road Number 7. The rest my side and controlled all cadres mentioned above. stayed in the forest with me. In 1968, Bra was shot by In late 1964, Koy Thuon came and held an assembly the enemies in Region 130. Thaong Sam-At was arrested for the region in Koky Thom district. The assembly by the enemies and transported to Chamkar Andaung. promoted him to secretary, followed by subordinates 1968 was a year of riot provocation. My brigade Yong, Sat… I was at the bottom of the list. provoked people in Krava, Bakksma, Lvea Leu and After a while, we had some relationship with one Tabrok Post. Our riot at Krava failed, while at Tabrok another and planned to destroy Yong. Koy Thuon was we confiscated three guns. After the riots, 250 rioters responsible for this. It was in 1967. After the death of escaped to the forest in the area of Koky Thom. They Yong, Sao Phim examined the activities in Braes Meas were starving. village, Chamkar Andaung district. By this time, I had In April 1968, we had a hard time. We did not some power and reestablished good relationships with have enough food to eat and the enemies kept attacking all cadres on the right side of the Mekong River. us. We escaped in disarray; some of us were arrested or My political bases during that time included: killed. Most were later detained and forced into confessing. Baray district: Chhouk Ksach, Treal, Sralao, Only ten to twenty personnel and I remained, and we Chraneang, Korky Thom and Krava subdistricts. carried on our movement in the forest and in all districts Tang Kork [district]: Srayong, Svay Phleung and described above. Chraneang subdistricts. In June-July, 1968, the enemies were very active. Cheung Prey district: Samporng Phai, Sdaeng My family moved from their home in Kampong Som to Phai, Cheung Chhnok, Ta Prorng and Braes Meas Kratie. We lost a child during the relocation. My wife subdistricts. took care of the whole family. Chamka Leu district: Chamkar Andaung, Svay In 1970, Lon Nol released some Khmer Rouge Teab, Speu, Chiyo, Lvea Leu, Neang Leung and Ta Brok prisoners. I had to contact these forces and reeducate 50 subdistricts. them. They were Chan, Tol, Khann, and Phy, etc. Adding 50 Stung Trang district: Tuol Preah Khleang, Prey these people to my existing forces in the forest, I had 50 Kakk, Me Sarchrey, Dang Kdar, O' Mlou, Naom Koh Sma, about 30-40 men. When the 1970 coup broke out, I was 50 Tuol Sambuor and Boeng Ket subdistricts. in Chamkar Leu preparing to send forces to Stung, Sandao, 100 Kampong Siem district: Romeas, Srak and Kampong Svay, Santuk, Baray and Tangkok, Kampong 100 Rumchek subdistricts. Siem, and Prey Chhor, each with a group of men. Many 100 Prey Chhor district: Chrey Vien and Samraong groups were sent to Chamkar Leu and Stung Trang. They 100 subdistricts. were put in charge of military propaganda and local 100 Stung district: Krasaing and Popork subdistricts. authority organization. 100 Santuk Leu district: Sandan, Moan Rit and Kleng After completing these tasks in July, upper brothers subdistricts. ordered me to Siem Reap. Before I went, I assigned a Prek Prasap district: Memot, Russey Keo, Ta brigade of 60 men to go to Siem Reap ahead of me to Black Mao, and Saob subdistricts. organize village and subdistrict authorities there. I was Yellow Magenta Documentation Center of Cambodia (DC-Cam) 3 Cyan Number 27, March 2002 Searching for the Truth DOCUMENTATION accompanied by Sot, who was my deputy. being. Early in 1972, the Zone and Central Committees In September 1973, the Central Committee pledged ordered me to Kampong Cham to work as a zone deputy to attack all over the country. It organized many plans: secretary and a regiment chief. There I began to prepare The Eastern Zone [forces] attacked Road No. 1, three kinds of military forces: and the upper and lower Mekong River. 1) District military forces: one company (120 The Southwestern Zone attacked Road Nos. 2, 3 men) per district and 4. 2) Regional military forces: one region had one The Western Zone was attacked from the or two battalions (each of which consisted of 60 to 500 northwest to areas between Road Nos. 4 and 5, Baset men) Mountain and Anglong Kan. 3) Zone mobile units: 13 battalions were assigned The Northern Zone used three brigades to liberate (each of which consisted of 360 to 500 men).