VICTIM PARTICIPATION
Un Sokha
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Record ID :
លេខឯកសារ :
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VPA-KD0005
VPA-KD0005
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Name :
ឈ្មោះ :
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Un Sokha
អ៊ំ សុខា
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Gender :
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Male
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Nationality :
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Khmer
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Ethnicity :
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Khmer
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Birth Place :
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Phlouv Trei Village, Thma Kor Commune, Lvea Em District,
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Date of Birth :
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1954
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Occupation :
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Motor taxi
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Current Address :
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Koh Prak Village, Phum Thom Commune, Kien Svay District, Kandal Province
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| Case Info | |
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Main Crime Date :
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1975
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Main Crime Location :
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Phlouv Trei Village, Lvea Em District,
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Main Crime Details :
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Additional Information: (dated 2 October 2009)
Homicide : My father’s name was Um Run. In 1975, when the Khmer Rouge took control of the country, we lived together. However in October 1975, Angkar called my father and ten other villagers to be re-educated. Three Khmer Rouge militiamen came to pick them up. Unfortunately, I don’t remember their names. The arrest took place in the evening at Phlouv Trei Village, Thma Kor Commune, Lvea Em District, Kandal Province. To this day, only Chen, the security chief, has survived the regime. My father was taken to Tonle Khnong Security Office. They arrested my father because he was a district chief during the Lon Nol regime. He was not able to escape while the Khmer Rouge was in power. |
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Other Crime :
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Additional Information: (dated 2 October 2009)
Evacuation: In 1976, my family was evacuated, along with the other villagers. It was Chen, the security chief, who called out our names. At that time, we departed by ship from Phlouv Village of Thma Kor Commune. Then we boarded a train at night. This took place immediately after my arrival in Phnom Penh. We reached Mong District of Battambang Province at 9 a.m. There were many oxcarts waiting for us there. We were not provided with rice, but instead were given a loaf of bread to eat. We were transferred to Banaok Cooperative, in a nearby forest. Angkar did not offer us adequate rice, beans or corn. Living conditions were extremely difficult. About a month later, Angkar ordered everyone to eat communally. During harvest season in the cooperative, we had enough rice to eat; however, during transplanting season, there was little food. The worst famine was between 1976 and 1977, when people died of hunger almost every day. The base people had to carry the dead bodies, regardless of whether it was day or night. My mother also died of hunger at that time. Anyone caught stealing what was considered to be Angkar’s property would be killed. I forget the name of the cooperative chief, as these events occurred a long time ago. The Khmer Rouge abused us because they wanted to kill us. In my opinion, the actions of the Khmer Rouge clearly demonstrated that they wanted to kill us. They provided inadequate food, and killed people for even the smallest of infractions. Three years living under the Khmer Rouge regime was like living in hell. When the Vietnamese troops liberated the country in 1979, we were able to return to our home village again. We traveled day and night along the road with large numbers of people from various other provinces. At night, the Khmer Rouge patrolled by horse in order to intimidate villagers into joining their forces to fight against the Vietnamese who were invading the country. People tried to escape. It took us a month to reach our home village. Only those who had gold were provided with transportation by the Vietnamese troops. Those who did not have gold had to walk. Many people died along the route because there was insufficient food. People were emaciated after the Khmer Rouge regime ended. |
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Mode of Participation :
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Complainant
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Request Protective Measures :
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No;
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Preferred Form of Reparation :
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Pagoda
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| Form Info | |
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Petitioner :
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No;
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Date Completion of Form :
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20071102
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Copyright :
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© DC-Cam |
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