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Published 07/01/2009 by Times Online


Former Khmer Rouge prisoner describes torture

One of the last four survivors of the Khmer Rouge's most infamous jail wept today as he told a Cambodian war crimes tribunal how he lost his wife at Tuol Sleng prison after the couple were arrested by the regime.

Bou Meng, 68, never saw his wife again after the couple...

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KRouge survivor confronts jail boss on wife's fate
PHNOM PENH (AFP) A distraught survivor of the Khmer Rouge's main prison begged his former jailer Wednesday to reveal the truth about his wife's death so he could ... - [07/01/2009 - AFP via Yahoo!]
Khmer Rouge jail survivor weeps over lost wife - [07/01/2009 - AFP via Yahoo!]
KRouge survivor begs jail boss over wife's fate - [07/01/2009 - AFP via Yahoo!]
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"(My torturer) asked me to count the lashes. And when I got to 10 lashes he said, 'How can you get to 10 lashes? You've only had one lash," Bou Meng said, taking out a handkerchief to wipe his eyes."
Former Khmer Rouge prisoner describes torture [Times Online - 07/01/2009]
"Every time they beat me up, they asked me questions. When did I join the CIA and who introduced me to the CIA network?... I did not know what a CIA agent or network was, so how could I respond?" he added
Former Khmer Rouge prisoner describes torture [Times Online - 07/01/2009]
"My wife and I put our hands behind our backs, and then they cut our hands. Then my wife cried and said, 'What did we do wrong? We are both orphans," Bou Meng told the court."
Former Khmer Rouge prisoner describes torture [Times Online - 07/01/2009]

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