Ms. Seang Sovida

Civil Party Ms. Seang Sovida, 51, explained that she worked at the 1st January Dam worksite at the age of 12 for three months. Her tasks included carrying earth and collecting water for her unit. She said that they had to wake up at 5am and work until 10 or 11pm. She also added that due to the exhausting workload she fainted on the worksite and she was treated with medicine made of rabbit droppings. During their work they would be constantly watched over by armed militiamen and loud speakers would broadcast DK propaganda. As for hygiene, she stated that there was no water or soap to wash themselves and their clothes were tattered. She testified that her sister was forced to get married and to consummate her marriage. During her statement of impact, the Civil Party said that she would like a library to be built to collect documents and material about the DK regime.

  • Witness acronym :
    2-TCCP-273
  • Age at the time of testimony :
    51
  • Appeared as :
    Civil Party
  • Cases : Case 002,  Case 002/02, 
  • Date(s) of testimony :

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Session 3 - Case 002/02 2 June 2015 (En/Fre)Date:
Session 2 - Case 002/02 2 June 2015 (En/Fre)Date:
Session 1 - Case 002/02 2 June 2015 (En/Fre)Date: