Case 002 Witnesses, experts and Civil Parties

Ms. Ry testified before the Trial Chamber about what she saw and experienced when Khmer Rouge forces entered Phnom Penh in April 1975.

Mr. MEAS told the Trial Chamber he was on duty as a nurse in a hospital in Borei Keila when the Khmer Rouge forces entered Phnom Penh on 17 April 1975.

Mr. PE CHUY Chip Se told the Trial Chamber that he joined the revolutionary movement in 1971, and that he used to work at Pongro security office in Siem Reap province.

Ms. MOM, a former teacher, was questioned about what she saw when the Khmer Rouge forces entered Phnom Penh on 17 April and during the subsequent evacuation of the city.

Mr. SUM explained the Trial Chamber that he became a Khmer Rouge soldier in 1972. He was questioned about the attack on Phnom Penh in April 1975 and what happened after the Khmer Rouge had taken control over the city.

Mr. Kung was a Khmer Rouge soldier, and was asked questions about the attack on Phnom Penh in April 1975.

Mr. SOKH was questioned about what he saw when he was working as a railway repair worker during the Khmer Rouge regime.

Ms. LAY was questioned about what she saw when her family was evacuated from Phnom Penh after the Khmer Rouge took control of the capital on 17 April 1975.

Ms. Yim Sovann testified about the evacuation of Phnom Penh.

Mr. Chum testified about what he saw when the Khmer Rouge forces entered Phnom Penh on 17 April 1975 and about the subsequent evacuation of the city.

Mr. Meas Voeun was a former brigade commander during the Khmer Rouge invasion of Phnom Penh in April 1975.

Khiev En joined the revolutionary movement as a soldier in 1973. After the fall of Phnom Penh he was transferred to work in the MInistry of Propaganda and information.

Noem Sem was a member of the arts troupe in the Ministry of Information, performing propaganda songs and reading radio broadcasts. She was questioned about working at the radio station in Hanoi and traveling with the delegation of Khmer Rouge leaders to 13 other countries for performances.

Chea Say served as a mechanic in the Khmer Rouge auto repair unit fixing trucks and transporting people.

Norng Sophang decoded and encrypted messages as the head of the Khmer Rouge telegram translation unit.

Em Oeun  served as a medical doctor during the Khmer Rouge regime.

Mr. KIM is currently residing in Pailin. He told the Trial Chamber that he started working in a printing house for the National United Front of Kampuchea in 1971 in Kampong Thom province. After the fall of Phnom Penh in 1975 he was transferred to Phnom Penh, where he worked with preparation of party publications within the Ministry of Propaganda.

Ms. SA told the Trial Chamber she used to work in the Ministry of Propaganda & Education where she organized dance and music performances and typed radio broadcasts.

Mr. ONG is a retiree, currently residing in Brussels, Belgium. He told the Trial Chamber that he left Cambodia for France in 1965 to pursue his studies. When he returned in 1976, he was taken straight from Pochentong Airport to a re-eductaion center in Phnom Penh.

Mr. Sikoeun is a retiree, currently residing in Malai in Banteay Meanchey province. He told the Trial Chamber that he went to Paris in 1957 to study French literature. While in Paris he became a member of the Marxist-Leninist Circle. Mr. Sikoeun said he was involved in the establishment of the National United Front of Kampuchea in Beijing in 1970, and became the head of FUNK's information office in Beijing.  He became a full rights member of the Communist Party of Kampuchea in 1971.

Mr. Rochoem, who belongs to the Jarai ethnic group, was born in Rattanakiri province, but currently resides in Malai in Banteay Meanchey province. He told the Trial Chamber that he joined the revolutionary movement in 1963.  He explained that he worked with farmer and as a messenger. Laterhe became Pol Pot's bodyguard. After the fall of Phnom Penh he was assigned to work at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

David Chandler is an Emeritus Professor at Monash University, and holds degrees from Harvard, Yale and Michigan Universities.He has authored a number of books relating to the Democratic Kampuchea period and S-21 and was called as an expert in Case 001. Unlike that case, where Professor Chandler testified at length regarding the day-to-day operations of S-21, his testimony in Case 002/01 was instead sought principally for an analysis of the policies that established S-21 and the broad purpose and function of security centres (and S-21 in particular) in Democratic Kampuchea.

Mr. Khiev, a former Buddhist monk, claimed he was derobed in 1975 and sent to work in the Southwest Zone office under the orders of Ta Mok, the late KR military commander. He was questioned on the topic of derobing monks, the practice of religion during the Khmer Rouge and self-criticism sessions. He also answered questions on his recollection of the evacuations, the establishment of cooperatives and his relationship with Ta Mok.

Mr. YUN was a commune chief in Kratie, and then later a cooperative chief.

Mr. OUEN is a farmer, currently residing in Samlaut district in Battambang province. He belongs to the Kachok ethnic group Mr. OUEN told the Trial Chamber that he joined the revolutionary movement in March 1968 when he was residing in Andoung Meas district, Ratanakiri province. He said he used to work as a messenger and body guard.