01005784 Case File No. 002/19-09-2007/ECCC/TC E313 210. One set of Standing Committee minutes mentions another, separate entity known as ‘Bureau 870’ (in Khmer, ‘karilayai 870’, as opposed to ‘munti 870’).644 As of October 1975, it was headed by SIM Son alias Yem.645 Its precise function remains unknown, but its Khmer title suggests that its role was more administrative than political.646 5.1.6. Government Office (S-71) and sub-offices 211. As well as Office 870, the Party Centre maintained an administrative office, which was referred to in CPK Standing Committee meeting minutes as the ‘Government Office’.647 As of October 1975, the Government Office was run by CHIMM Sam Aok alias Pang.648 Several witnesses referred to the unit headed by Pang as ‘S-71’, and a section or ministry designated ‘S-71’ appears repeatedly in the lists of prisoners brought to the S-21 Security Office, suggesting that ‘S-71’ was the code name for the Government Office.649 212. S-71 may have been a division of Office 870, or it may have been a separate entity. Although Standing Committee meeting minutes suggest that they were 644 Standing Committee Minutes, E3/182, 9 October 1975, p. 2, ERN (En) 00183394. See T. 17 July 2013 (Stephen HEDER), pp. 92-93. 645 Standing Committee Minutes, E3/182, 9 October 1975, p. 2, ERN (En) 00183394; T. 29 March 2012 (KAING Guek Eav), p. 23 (clarifying that “Yem” was SIM Son). 646 While both ‘munti’ and ‘karilayai’ can be rendered in English as ‘office’ or ‘bureau’, ‘munti’ connotes a larger administrative structure whereas ‘karilayai’ typically refers to a smaller unit or subdivision. A ‘munti’ may contain more than one ‘karilayai’. See also, T. 17 July 2013 (Stephen HEDER), pp. 92-93. 647 Standing Committee Minutes, E3/182, 9 October 1975, p. 2, ERN (En) 00183394; T. 18 July 2013 (Stephen HEDER), p. 12. 648 Standing Committee Minutes, E3/182, 9 October 1975, p. 2, ERN (En) 00183394; T. 4 September 2012 (NORNG Sophang), pp. 17-18; T. 28 March 2012 (KAING Guek Eav), p. 68; T. 29 March 2012 (KAING Guek Eav), pp. 23-24 (clarifying that ‘Pang’ was CHIMM Sam Aok). 649 T. 4 September 2012 (NORNG Sophang), pp. 17-18; T. 18 July 2013 (Stephen HEDER), p. 12; T. 26 March 2012 (KAING Guek Eav), p. 109; NOEM Sem Interview Record, E3/43, 18 July 2009, p. 4, ERN (En) 00365659; KONG Yeuang SOAS Interview, E3/5315, 27 July 2005. See also, List of Prisoners from Ministry S-71, E3/1737, undated; List of Prisoners from Ministry S-71, E3/1738, 20 June 1978; List of Persons Entering on 24 May 1978, E3/1955, 24 May 1978 (all identifying S-21 detainees from “Ministry S-71”, most of whom are stated to have worked for one of the ‘K’ offices: see Section 5: Administrative Structures, para. 213. At an earlier time, ‘S-71’ was also the code name for the base near the Chinit River to which the CPK leadership moved in 1970: T. 25 July 2012 (ROCHOEM Ton alias PHY Phuon), p. 92; THA Sot Interview Record, E3/464, 19 January 2008, p. 7, ERN (En) 00226112. See also, T. 23 April 2012 (SALOTH Ban), p. 23 (describing the move to the Chinit River base). Case 002/01, Judgement, 7 August 2014 - Public 117

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