002/19-09-2007-ECCC-OCIJ ЮŲŠ / No: D427 Republic soldiers) which were sent to the battalion chairman to transmit to the “upper echelon”.2419 [REDACTED] had the authority to arrest any person from the cooperatives or the nearby Kamping Puoy worksite, who were deemed to be enemies as well as to decide whether individuals would be killed or not. 2420 560. People were arrested for being lazy;2421 were often threatened to be “sent to Wat Kirirum by the white stairs”.2422 Those who were arrested on these grounds were sent for reeducation.2423 People were also arrested because it was believed they were planning to overthrow Angkar and that “volunteers had assembled forces”.2424 One witness recalls, for example, that 20 people who were in the cooperatives in Phnom Sampeou Lich were arrested by Ta Chham, who, on their release had stated “do not be afraid, if I had not arrested everyone, I could not have found the enemy”.2425 Other reasons for arresting people included alleged immorality,2426 stealing fruit2427 or stealing animals.2428 561. According to some witnesses the prisoners of the Chanlaoh Kdaong prison were forced to work in the area around the prison; made to break rocks, perform various construction work,2429 dig canals, build fences, raise pigs and cattle,2430 grow vegetables,2431 cut grass and wood,2432 or carry heavy loads.2433 Moreover children of the CPK cadre guarding the prison kicked prisoners in their heads and beat them with gun butts while they were working.2434 562. Criticism meetings were held at Phnom Sampeou village where cadre would speak about “smashing people” who were immoral, lazy at work, sick a lot and traitors of the regime and that the Party or Angkar had ordered them to smash people who were immoral, lazy at work or sick a lot.2435 These meetings would often be chaired by Ta Chham or [REDACTED] and those branded as enemies would either be arrested or killed on the spot.2436 One witness was present when Ta Chham announced “Don’t follow the examples of enemies who create rebel groups. If you dare do so, you will be smashed”.2437 Interrogation 563. The biographies of prisoners would be researched at the Chanlaoh Kdaong prison. Those deemed to be serious offence prisoners would be taken up the White Stairs to the Kirirum Pagoda2438 and the light offense prisoners would be kept in the Chanlaoh Kdaong prison.2439 564. Though, prior to the construction of Chanlaoh Kdaong prison, one witness attests to being detained at the temporary detention building at Andaung Pring wherein he was seriously mistreated (his feet being slashed with a bayonet on suspicion that he had stolen weapons) 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. 144