002/19-09-2007-ECCC-OCIJ ЮŲŠ / No: D427 Kraing Ta Chan Security Centre2120 ņĕĀБũ₤ĕʼnЊ₤НŠ ŪŁе₣″Čĕс Location and Establishment 489. Kraing Ta Chan was located in Kus Subdistrict, Tram Kok District, Takeo Province.2121 Applying the CPK’s system of identifying administrative boundaries, it was located in District 105, Sector 13, Southwest Zone.2122 The former Chairman of Kus Subdistrict (and former Chairman of Kraing Ta Chan), [REDACTED], recalls that Kraing Ta Chan was originally a CPK meeting site. In mid-1973 it was converted by the Sector Committee into a detention office under the control of the District 105 committee.2123 It was operational for the duration of the CPK regime.2124 There is some discrepancy between witnesses as to the exact appearance of the site. However, they generally agree that after the district took control, it evolved into a fenced-in compound containing several wooden buildings used for prisoner incarceration, cadre accommodation, interrogation, and dining.2125 Functioning Structure and Personnel 490. Witnesses and District 105 documents demonstrate that the chain of command implemented by the CPK nationwide operated in Sector 13 even prior to April 1975. The subdistricts reported to the District Committee, which reported to the Sector Committee, which in turn reported to the zone. If the tier above gave an order, ordinarily the tiers below had to obey.2126 If lower tier cadres acted contrary to orders from above or did not seek their consent to a course of action, they were arrested and killed.2127 However, it appears that in special cases a level could be circumvented. For example, if the sector sent a summons directly to the subdistrict, then the subdistrict could respond without having to go through the district.2128 Orders travelled down the ranks, from the centre to the subdistrict, through a variety of means. 491. Meetings were the most common method of conveying orders and receiving reports, as paper was scarce.2129 One witness who was based at the ‘Southwest Zone Commerce’ building in Phnom Penh recalls seeing many senior Southwest Zone leaders including the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia, National Road 4, Choam Chao, Dangkao Phnom Penh Mailing address: P.O. Box 71, Phnom Penh; Tel: +855(0)23 218914 Fax: +855(0) 23 218941. 126