Trial day 25

Mr. Srei Thân, alias Duch, 58, was a Khmer Rouge soldier in Tram Kok district and later, in 1977, a guard in Kraing Ta Chan detention centre. He explained that while at Kraing Ta Chan he had been asked by the prison’s chief and his deputy to type confessions reports. He stated that while working in the prison chief’s office he could hear the screaming from the interrogation site. He was questioned about his tasks at Kraing Ta Chan and his unit.

Mr. Phann Chhen, 83, told the court that in 1973-1974 he was commune chief of Kus in Takeo in charge of culture and education. He said that he had no authority over Kraing Ta Chan after 1973, when it was transformed into a detention facility, and he only entered it to supply food. He was questioned about his knowledge about the operations at Kraing Ta Chan, and he denied ever having been in charge of Kraing Ta Chan during the period he was commune chief. He was asked about his role in the committee organizing housing for evacuees and people released from Kraing ta Chan (1973-74).