The Cham Rebellion Survivors´ Stories from the Villages Ysa Osman Documentation Series No. 9 Documentation Center of Cambodia 2006 Copyright © 2006 by the Documentation Center of Cambodia. All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced or utilized in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or any information storage and retrieval system, without permission in writing from the publisher. Searching for the Truth Documentation Center of Cambodia P.O. Box 1110, Phnom Penh, Cambodia Tel.: + 855 (23) 211-875 Fax.: + 855 (23) 210-358 E-mail: [email protected] Homepage: www.dccam.org ISBN-10: 99950-60-03-5 ISBN-13: 978-99950-60-03-9 Cover and Book Design © 2006 by Youk Chhang and Kim Sovanndany Printed in Cambodia Contents Foreword Acknowledgements Chapter 1 The First Years of the Khmer Rouge Movement in Kroch Chhmar District, 1970-1973 .......................................................................................1 The Coming of the Khmer Rouge to Kroch Chhmar District...............2 The Solidarity Groups (Krom Samaki) .......................................................5 The Cooperatives (Sahakar).........................................................................7 Policy on Islam: The Front’s Early Appeal to the Cham Muslims and the Incident at Trea Village (1973)...................................................12 Chapter 2 Arrests and Detentions of Cham Muslims in Kroch Chhmar to 1975..........................................................................................................19 Sok Proeung................................................................................................21 Idris Kamaruddin .....................................................................................23 El Him..........................................................................................................24 Mat Ysa........................................................................................................27 Toulaos Karim ............................................................................................31 Ya Team.......................................................................................................34 Roun Mein...................................................................................................36 Sman Alamin ..............................................................................................39 Ly Khadijah.................................................................................................40 Mat Team ....................................................................................................43 Chan Thea ...................................................................................................45 Sok Chea......................................................................................................46 Din Paet .......................................................................................................48 Halmah binti Hussein ..............................................................................50 Chapter 3 The Cham Rebellion at Koh Phal (1975)..............................................53 Res Tort........................................................................................................58 San Sulaiman ..............................................................................................59 Ya Sos...........................................................................................................61 Chi Ly ..........................................................................................................63 Kae Noh.......................................................................................................64 Mat El...........................................................................................................65 Sen Chi.........................................................................................................66 Sman At.......................................................................................................67 Chet Sman ...................................................................................................68 Kaup Ruqiyyah ..........................................................................................69 Saleh Mein...................................................................................................71 Sen Sos .........................................................................................................75 Chapter 4 The Cham Rebellion at Svay Khleang Village (1975).......................77 Svay Khleang Village under the Khmer Rouge....................................77 Ly Tasei .......................................................................................................81 Man Zain .....................................................................................................83 Smas Sa........................................................................................................86 Lep Vanmathh............................................................................................87 Sos Ponyamin .............................................................................................89 Sman Kachi .................................................................................................92 Teh Zain.......................................................................................................94 Touloas Mein ..............................................................................................95 Hak Mat.......................................................................................................97 Ly Hak .........................................................................................................98 Ly Mai........................................................................................................100 Ly Touman................................................................................................101 Msas No.....................................................................................................103 Sen Kaup ...................................................................................................104 Sieu Y .........................................................................................................105 Tam Man ...................................................................................................106 El Maismah ...............................................................................................108 Mat El.........................................................................................................109 Chapter 5 Cham Muslims in Cambodia, 1975-1979............................................113 Chhum Kea ...............................................................................................119 Muhammad No........................................................................................120 Soem El ......................................................................................................121 Soem Sen ...................................................................................................122 Saleh Ahmad ............................................................................................123 Karim Ahmad...........................................................................................124 San Teimnah .............................................................................................124 Ly Ysa ........................................................................................................127 San Maisam...............................................................................................128 Mat Saren ..................................................................................................131 Chi Saleh....................................................................................................132 Yahya Ali...................................................................................................133 Ya Min .......................................................................................................134 Ahmad Sofiyah.........................................................................................135 Mao Maisam .............................................................................................137 No Satas.....................................................................................................137 San Saros ...................................................................................................139 Saleh Saros ................................................................................................140 Tam Rahimah ...........................................................................................141 It Sen ..........................................................................................................143 Amin Maryam ..........................................................................................147 Ismail bin Abu Samas .............................................................................148 Ismail Maisam ..........................................................................................150 Him Man ...................................................................................................153 Ly Tei .........................................................................................................156