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232. In October 1975, the CPK Standing Committee assigned specific areas of
policy responsibility to 13 senior members, including NUON Chea (given
responsibility for “Party Affairs, Social Action, Culture, Propaganda and Education”)
and KHIEU Samphan (given responsibility for “the Front and the Royal Government,
and Commerce for accounting and pricing”).723 IENG Sary was assigned “Foreign
Affairs work, both Party and State”, while POL Pot retained “general responsibility
over the military and the economy”.724 KOY Thuon alias Thuch was assigned
“Domestic and International Commerce”, SON Sen was to deal with the “General
Staff and Security”, VORN Vet was given responsibility for “Industry, Railroads and
Fisheries”, IENG Thirith alias Phea was to take charge of “Culture, Social Action and
Foreign Affairs”, YUN Yat alias At was assigned “Propaganda and Re-education,
both internal and external” and NON Suon alias Chey was to deal with “Agriculture”.
725
233. On 14 December 1975, KHIEU Samphan presented a new draft constitution at
a national congress in Phnom Penh.726 On 5 January 1976, the constitution (“DK
Constitution”) came into effect, and the state of Democratic Kampuchea was born.727
The DK Constitution vested legislative power in a People’s Representative Assembly
(“PRA”), which was to comprise 250 elected members.728 The government was to be
elected by, and answerable to, the members of the PRA.729 “People’s courts” were
also to be appointed by the PRA.730 In place of the monarchy, the DK Constitution
York Times), E3/3296, 16 April 1975; Report by S. HEDER and M. MATSUSHITA: Interviews with
Kampuchean Refugees at Thai-Cambodia Border, E3/1714, February-March 1980, p. 8, ERN (En)
00170699; Book by N. CHANDA: Brother Enemy: The War After The War, E3/2376, pp. 38-43, ERN
(En) 00192223-00192228.
723
Standing Committee Minutes, E3/182, 9 October 1975, p. 1, ERN (En) 00183393; See Section 7:
Roles and Functions – Nuon Chea, paras 328-329; Section 8: Roles and Functions – Khieu Samphan,
para. 400.
724
Standing Committee Minutes, E3/182, 9 October 1975, p. 1, ERN (En) 00183393; T. 29 March
2012 (KAING Guek Eav), pp. 22-23.
725
Standing Committee Minutes, E3/182, 9 October 1975, pp. 1-2, ERN (En) 00183393-00183394; T.
29 March 2012 (KAING Guek Eav), p. 22.
726
Khieu Samphan Report (in FBIS Collection), E3/273, 5 January 1976, ERN (En) 0016781000167817.
727
Radio Editorial Hails Promulgation of New Constitution (in FBIS Collection), E3/273, 8 January
1976, ERN (En) 00167822; DK Constitution, E3/259, undated.
728
DK Constitution, E3/259, undated, p. 3, Chapter 5, ERN (En) 00184835.
729
DK Constitution, E3/259, undated, p. 3, Chapter 6, ERN (En) 00184835.
730
DK Constitution, E3/259, undated, p. 4, Chapter 7, ERN (En) 00184836.
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