002/19-09-2007-ECCC-OCIJ ЮŲŠ / No: D427 District. The report would include the total prisoner intake, numbers of prisoner deaths due to illness and executions, total population, economic expenditure, and food production.2139 494. The precise composition of each committee changed over time as individuals were relocated, arrested or passed away. However, it appears that the following individuals were secretaries of District 105 at different times: [REDACTED], [REDACTED], [REDACTED], [REDACTED], and Kit.2140 The secretaries of Sector 13 included Ta Soam and Prak.2141 The Southwest Zone Secretary was Ta Mok.2142 495. Some witnesses, including [REDACTED], describe the witness [REDACTED] as the first Chairman of Kraing Ta Chan. However, [REDACTED] denies ever formally holding this position, and states that he merely assisted at Kraing Ta Chan in his capacity as Chairman of Kus Subdistrict.2143 In any event, by April 1975 [REDACTED] had been relocated, and his deputy, [REDACTED], had become chairman with twelve soldiers working beneath him.2144 [REDACTED] was chairman at least until September 1978.2145 It appears that [REDACTED], and later, [REDACTED] reported directly to [REDACTED], who was a member of the district committee and likely tasked with district security.2146 496. It appears that senior cadres visited Kraing Ta Chan. Though some evidence suggests that Ta Mok inspected the prisoners on several occasions, former District 105 Youth Chairman, [REDACTED], [REDACTED], and [REDACTED] either dispute or do not recall this.2147 However, none of these three witnesses were present at Kraing Ta Chan during the whole of the relevant time. Further, one witness believes he saw Nuon Chea visit Kraing Ta Chan and talk to [REDACTED]. However, [REDACTED] denies this event ever took place.2148 Witnesses state that successive district chairmen including [REDACTED], Kit, and [REDACTED], would regularly visit Kraing Ta Chan.2149 Arrest and Detention 497. [REDACTED], [REDACTED], and various District 105 documents reveal the way in which the process of arrest, imprisonment, and execution or release operated in Sector 13. First, the subdistrict would report its concerns about various civilians and CPK cadres to the district. For example, a report from Nheng Nhang subdistrict to the district sets out the biography of an enemy listing various alleged offences. A return note on the bottom of the document from the district secretary to the subdistrict instructs that he is to be arrested.2150 Once arrested, individuals were sent to the district. The district would then consult with the district secretary before sending those concerned to Kraing Ta Chan accompanied by a 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. 128

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