![]() ![]() ![]() “Since the year 1973, we knew clearly what the Khmer Rouge did in the rice fields,” he said. He had not seen anyone killed when the Khmer Rouge came into the capital, but the disposition of the insurgents was well known, he said. Ponchaud, a Khmer Rouge historian who wrote “Cambodia: Year Zero,” described the emptiness of Phnom Penh following the Khmer Rouge takeover. Ponchaud’s testimony marked a resumption of hearings for the tribunal, which has struggled over the last few months with funding problems and the death of Ieng Sary, who had been on trial in this case alongside Nuon Chea and Khieu Samphan for atrocity crimes, including genocide. ![]() “Even as they watched us, it seemed they fired at us with their eyes.”īut he also said the US and UN had been “indifferent” to the suffering of the Cambodians. PHNOM PENH - A French Catholic priest testified before the UN-backed Khmer Rouge tribunal, which has resumed hearings following the death of defendant Ieng Sary.įrancois Ponchaud, 74, who arrived in Cambodia in 1965, told the court the Khmer Rouge were known for atrocities in the villages before taking over Phnom Penh in April 1975. ![]()
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