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Iek Khan

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Personal Info ព័ត៌មានបុគ្គល
Record ID :
លេខឯកសារ :
VPA-KP0124
VPA-KP0124
Name :
ឈ្មោះ :
Iek Khan
អៀក ខន
Gender :
Female
Nationality :
Khmer
Ethnicity :
Khmer
Birth Place :
Ro Vieng village, Trapeang Raing commune, Chhouk district, Kampot province
Date of Birth :
19430902
Occupation :
Farmer
Current Address :
Ro Vieng village, Trapeang Raing commune, Chhouk district, Kampot province
Case Info
Main Crime Date :
1975
Main Crime Location :
my village (Ro Vieng village, Trapeang commune, Chhouk district, Kampot province) and Thmei village
Main Crime Details :
Forced labor

From 1975 to 1979, I and other villagers were forced to transplant young seedlings, do heavy farm work, carry dirt, and husk rice. I did most of the assigned tasks inside the village, except carrying dirt, which was done in the Thmei village. There were no exact working times. [we] just followed their orders. I think Sem and Doe ordered people to do all these difficult tasks, and they are responsible for forcing people to work so hard. These working conditions made me exhausted every day. Sometimes, [we] had lunch, sometimes [we] did not have lunch. Sometimes [we] had dinner, and on very rare occasions, we sometimes had food after finishing work at ten p.m.

Where I lived, people were given rice and water lily soup. There was enough rice to eat, [but we were too exhausted to eat]. At one point, when I had a fever, the unit chief still forced me to work at O Thlork, transplanting young seedlings. Only when I became really ill, was I allowed to take one day off. I do not know why [the Khmer Rouge] forced people to work so extremely hard under the Pol Pot regime.
Mode of Participation :
Complainant
Request Protective Measures :
No;
Preferred Form of Reparation :
Genocide education
Form Info
Petitioner :
No;
Date Completion of Form :
20081028
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