Prum yim

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Prum yim

Alive

Present age:63 years old

1970????

Volunteer.

No

No

Prum Yim, male, 63 years old and lives in Srah Chrey village, Trapeang Prasat commune, Trapeang Prasat district, Oddar Mean Chey province. Yim៌s wife៌s name is Sok Yoeun, 63 years old. Yim has three sons and four daughters. Currently, Yim is a member of Trapeang Prasat district council.

Yim was born in 1951 in Trapeang Kravan village Prey Moul commune, Rolea Pha-Ea district, Kampong Chhnang province. Yim៌s father៌s name is Preap Yann and his mother, Prom Sot. His parents died after 1979. Yim has four sisters and one brother.

Yim volunteered to join the KR movement in late 1970 because of King Sihanouk appealed young people to join the KR in forest and liberate the country from Lon Nol and the US. Aftermath, Yim was in Romeas and served as militiamen and he trained as a medical staff. After completed the training, Yim was sent to join as a soldier in Rolea Pha-Ea district៌s military. In mid-1973, Yim was merged with Region 31៌s military. In 1974, his unit was merged with Special Zone and join with other unit to fight against Lon Nol in Phnom Penh.

After the KR took over the Phnom Penh, Yim៌s unit was in Chaom Chao direction. At that time, the KR leaders ordered their soldiers to informed people to come out their home because the KR had to clean Lon Nol soldiers who hid themselves in the city.

In 1976, Yim was Division 1 of Western Zone. Ta Soeung was a chief of the Division. Then, Yim៌s unit was sent to Koh Khyang of Prey Nop district.

In 1977, the KR sent to supervise people in Dang Peng commune, Sre Ambil district, Region 37.

In June 1978, Ta Soeung told Yim that the KR will sent him to Ratanak Kiri. After then Pol Pot called for a meeting when Yim and other cadres stayed in Phnom Penh for three days. Pol Pot told participants that there were many cadres of Northeast Zone had connected with Vietnamese and cadres who were arrested by Angkar៌s KR. So Saroeun who was a chief of Division 801 was among the participants. After the meeting, Pol Pot ordered the cadres to take a flight (Dakata plane) from Pochintong to Ratanak Kiri province. In the plane, there were So Saroeun, Yim, Yoeun; and Voeun. There, Yim was in Region 101 of Northeast Zone. Dy Thin was a chief of Region 101; and Yim was an assistant for Dy Thin of Region 101.

After Vietnamese arrived in Cambodia in January 1979, the KR had a plan to evacuate cadres and people from Ratanak Kiri and Stung Treng provinces from east to west bank of Mekong River. However, there were not many people followed the KR to cross the river from east to the west bank at Preah Norkul village. Yim and other KR walked passed O-Sralao to Bakk Anloung, Anglong; Banteay Chhmar. Yim and other went to Thailand territory. In late 1979, Yim and other were taken by Thai soldiers to Kamrieng, Baraing Thleak; and Chamkar Daung, Malai areas.

In early 1980, the KR took Yim and other in Northeast Zone from Kamrieng to Dangrek Mountain, KR military base [1001] in Tonle Ropeou by trucks via Thailand territory. Son Sen was the highest leader in the base [1001]. There, the KR sent Yim to supervise; and convince people to join the KR within Kampong Sralao, Chhep, Kampong district of Preah Vihear province. At that time, China supported and provided foods and weapon to the KR.

In late 1980s, Yim returned [1001] and he was with Division 802. Ta Chhan was a chief of the Division. Aftermath the KR sent Yim to operate in Sandan district, Kampong Thom province.

In early 1990 Ta Mok paved a road from a top Dangrek Mountain down to Anlong Veng and then, Ta Mok brought the KR and their families to live in Anlong Veng area.

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