PHAN Van, alias KHAM Phan
The Witness is a son of Ta Ham alias Laing, the Sector 105 Secretary who was killed in October 1977 in Phnom Penh. The Witness was Ieng Thirith's personal driver from late 1977 to January 1979, and describes her role, authority and powers as Minister of Social Affairs, including: Ieng Thirith's power to spy upon, dismiss or purge staff; her frequent meetings with Khieu Samphan, Nuon Chea and Ieng Sary; the arrests of senior MSA cadres under Ieng Thirith instructions, which were followed by her announcements that the arrestees were traitors; Ieng Thirith's dissemination of CPK policies within the MSA; and her selection of unqualified workers to replace numerous staff arrested from MSA sites. The Witness also gives details of the MSA internal structure and organization, and its cooperation with military hospitals.
The Witness previously worked as a telegram translator, secretary and messenger for Ta Ham from 1975 to 1977, and testifies to: the communications between Sector 105 and the Northeast Zone with the CPK Party Centre; communications with, and instructions from, Khieu Samphan regarding equipment and healthcare, and Nuon Chea regarding security matters; Nuon Chea's instructions to senior cadres (including Ta Ham) to attend meetings in Phnom Penh, and the subsequent disappearances of those cadres. He also describes the
structure and leadership the Phnom Kraol Security Office and the composition of its prisoners.
- Alias :
KHAM Phan
- Witness acronym :
2-TCW-1011
- Age at the time of testimony :
- Appeared as :
- Cases : Case 002, Case 002/02,
- Date(s) of testimony :