Mr. Keo Kin

Mr. Keo Kin, age 49 or 50, said that he joined the Khmer Rouge in 1972. He was stationed at Pochentong Airport after the fall of Phnom Penh until early 1976  when his supervisor learned his father had been part of the previous regime. He was no longer trusted and was sent to Kampong Chhnang Airport Worksite. Construction on Kampong Chhnang began in late 1975 by a group of 10 people and in 1976 many new waves of soldiers arrived, the witness guessing that the site increased to around 1,000 workers. The witness’s job was to work building garages for parking vehicles, and when he wasn’t building a garage, he had to transport rice seedling and grow vegetables. The witness stated that the airfield was a secret project, and that there were guards to look over the worksite because ordinary civilians could not enter. When asked about living and working conditions at the worksite, the witness stated that workers would work until late at night, the local water was not good for drinking, people had to relieve themselves in the nearby forest, people would get malaria, there were no medical staff on the worksite, there were no beds or mosquito nets in his sleeping quarters, worker’s bodies would swell and they would have diarrhea, and he also saw workers who were hit by rock fragments from trucks going by.

  • Witness acronym :
    2-TCW-910
  • Age at the time of testimony :
    59
  • Appeared as :
  • Cases : Case 002Case 002/02
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