Trial Day 129 - Case 002/02

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  • Public attendance : 374 persons

Witnesses/experts/civil parties

Mr. SOS Romly

Mr. SOS Rumly, of Kampong Cham province, approximately 60 years old at the time of his testimony, is the second witness to be heard before the Trial Chamber in January. As the clerk to the Trea commune chief during the Democratic Kampuchea, Mr. SOS Rumly conveyed testimony concerning the treatment of Chams. A Cham himself, he described his own experiences prior to 1975 and how things changed after. The general theme of his testimony was the restriction of religious and cultural freedoms, leading to the arrests of various Cham leaders throughout his village.