MEAS Voeun, alias SVAY Voeun
Mr. MEAS Voeun, born in Srae Khlong village, Phnom Srok district, Kampong Speu province. Prior to testifying in Case 002/02 he was also called as a witness in Case 002/01. The witness was a regiment commander when the Khmer Rouge forces took control over Phnom Penh in April 1975. After 1975 he was stationed for three years at Koh Kong as Deputy Commander of Division 1. In 1978 he was transferred to Preah Vihear. He described the CPK hiarchy and command structure in his division and in the west zone.. His testimony covered the treatment of former Lon Nol soldiers and the treatment of the Vietnamese, as well as internal enemies and plans for internal coup’ d’etat. The witness recalled instructions that former Lon Nol soldiers who raised a white flag were not to be harmed. According to the witness, Vietnamese and Khmer people were enemies before he was born, however, during the regime unarmed Vietnamese civilians were not considered enemies. When Vietnamese were captured after 1975, they were according to the witness sent to the upper echelon and he had no idea what happened to them.
- Alias :
SVAY Voeun
- Witness acronym :
2-TCW-1008
- Age at the time of testimony :
- Appeared as :
- Cases : Case 002, Case 002/02,
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