Trial day 19

  • Hearing date :
  • Public attendance : 156 persons

Witnesses/experts/civil parties

Mr. RY Pov

Mr. Ry Pov, 58, from Takeo province, explained that he and his family fled to Vietnam in 1975, and then took part in an exchange programme that was agreed between Vietnam and Pol Pot to return to Cambodia in 1976. Mr. Ry described the exchange process and the moment when Khmer Rouge soldiers prohibited them to move and confiscated their money and belongings. He was questioned on the treatment in Tram Kok cooperative and on the working conditions. The civil party stated that they were separated from the others and assigned to the “Youn” category.