01005814 Case File No. 002/19-09-2007/ECCC/TC E313 to IENG Sary without adding or omitting anything; according to SUONG Sikoeun, IENG Sary “liked things exactly as it was and for that reason that’s how it was reported to him (sic)”.851 6.2. Lines of Communication 269. The CPK Statute set out the general principle that the “lower echelon must report to upper echelon on the situation and on work done”, and the “upper echelon must report to lower echelons regarding the general situation and regarding instructions which they must carry out”.852 270. In practice, each level in the CPK hierarchy communicated for the most part only with the levels immediately above and below it; outside the Party Centre, there was minimal lateral communication.853 Sectors (excluding Autonomous Sectors), Districts and sub-district entities did not generally communicate with the Party Centre directly, but rather sent and received information only upwards or downwards through the chain of command.854 6.2.1. Within the Party Centre 271. Surviving meeting minutes indicate that the Central Committee and the Standing Committee convened regularly to discuss CPK policy. 855 In addition, the CPK senior members – including POL Pot, NUON Chea and KHIEU Samphan – met with each other in various combinations at K-1 and K-3.856 851 T. 6 August 2012 (SUONG Sikoeun), pp. 41-42. CPK Statute, E3/130, undated, p. 16, Article 6, ERN (En) 00184037. 853 T. 30 May 2012 (NY Kan), p. 13; Case 001 Trial Transcript (Craig ETCHESON), E3/55, 21 May 2009, p. 51, ERN (En) 00330384; T. 14 December 2012 (SUON Kanil), pp. 105-106; T. 13 December 2012 (PHAN Van), pp. 2-3. 854 T. 14 December 2012 (SUON Kanil), p. 95; T. 4 September 2012 (NORNG Sophang), p. 16; T. 19 June 2012 (YUN Kim), pp. 28-29;T. 28 March 2012 (KAING Guek Eav), pp. 18-21. 855 See Section 5: Administrative Structures, paras 202-203. 856 T. 12 December 2012 (PHAN Van), pp. 20-22 (describing meetings between IENG Thirith and NUON Chea); T. 25 September 2012 (NOEM Sem), pp. 66-67 (stating that POL Pot and NUON Chea and KHIEU Samphan dined together at K-3); T. 8 January 2013 (SA Vi), p. 85 (indicating that KHIEU Samphan visited K-1 more frequently than other senior leaders); T. 23 April 2012 (SALOTH Ban), p. 72 (confirming that IENG Sary and NUON Chea and KHIEU Samphan met with each other at K-1); T. 28 March 2012 (KAING Guek Eav), pp. 62-64 (suggesting that the senior leaders, including SON Sen, VORN Vet and NUON Chea, met with each other and ate together). See Section 7: Roles and 852 Case 002/01, Judgement, 7 August 2014 - Public 147