Mr. Pech Sokha
Mr. Pech Sokha, 55, explained that his group chief told him he had to leave school to work at the 1st January Dam worksite, and in 1977 was assigned to a group of survey technicians, though sometimes he also assisted with manual labor. Two of the other survey technicians at this site were disappeared and the witness learned that they were arrested and killed. He explained how his teacher had given him the advice to “act deaf and dumb” in order to survive. Mr. Sokha learned from the announcements made through loud speakers that people had to carry two cubic meters of soil per person and that approximately 20,000 people were necessary to work in the dam construction. The witness described the disappearance of two of the sector secretaries and the monitoring of workers in the worksite by zone soldiers, and agreed that there was a critical lack of hygiene.
- Witness acronym :
2 - TCW - 909
- Age at the time of testimony :
55
- Appeared as :
- Cases : Case 002, Case 002/02,
- Date(s) of testimony :