Trial day 185

  • Hearing date :
  • Public attendance : 657 persons

Witnesses/experts/civil parties

Mrs. BAY Sophany

Mrs. BAY testified during the victims impact hearings about the harm she has suffered. She spoke about the suffering she and her family endured as a consequence of the evacuation of Phnom Penh. She described the death of all her three children as well as her experience working in cooperatives.

Mr. SOEUN Sovandy

Mr. SOEUN testified during the victims impact hearings about the harm he has suffered. He detailed the hardships he faced after being evacuated from Phnom Penh, separated from his parents and put into a forced labour camp. He asked the accused persons why the Khmer Krom minority group were targeted, whether they were involved in the implementation of the regime policy, and whether they would have acted differently in hindsight

Ms. SENG Sivutha

Ms. SENG testified during the victims impact hearings about the harm she has suffered. She described how she was treated working in the cooperatives after the evacua-tion of Phnom Penh, where she was beaten regularly and lost her eyesight. She questioned the accused as to why children were put to work and why they did not ensure enough food was available.