002/19-09-2007-ECCC-OCIJ ЮŲŠ / No: D427
Executions and Disappearances
641.
According to one witness, the prisoners who were sent to Phnom Kraol had little chance to
survival.2787 Former prisoners recall how fellow prisoners were beaten to death2788 and
witnessed people being taken away at night who were never seen again.2789 One witness,
when referring to K-11 states: “[w]hen I was at the worksite, I saw about 30 people
transported in and out every two or three days. The victims were transported out for
execution”.2790 One witness states that a prison guard from K-11 told him that prisoners
were only kept for two or three days before they were being executed.2791
642.
Executions were usually carried out at Trapeang Pring,2792 an execution site located about 4
kilometres from Phnom Kraol on the road towards Kratie Province.2793 Prisoners were
driven in groups to the execution site.2794 One witness, who lived closely to the killing site,
confirms that about 200 male and female victims were buried at a pit at Trapeang Pring.2795
On other occasions, prisoners would be killed within the prison vicinity.2796
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643.
Eight (8) civil parties were declared admissible with regards to Phnom Kraol Security
Center2797, since the alleged crimes described in the application were considered as being
more likely than not to be true, pursuant to Internal Rule 23 bis (4). These civil parties have
provided sufficient elements tending to establish prima facie personal harm as a direct
consequence of the crimes committed at Phnom Kraol Security Center.
Wat Tlork Security Centre2798
ņĕĀБũ₤ĕʼnЊ₤НŠ ŷijʼnĊų˝
Location and Establishment of Wat Tlork Security Centre
644.
Wat Tlork was located approximately 28 kilometres northwest of Svay Rieng Town in
Tlork Village, Tlork Subdistrict, Meanchey Thmei District (now named Svay Chrum
District)2799, Svay Rieng Province.2800 Applying the CPK system of identifying
administrative boundaries, it was located in Sector 232801 of the East Zone (203).2802 Wat
Tlork was comprised of an office located in Tlork Village proper,2803 a detention centre
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.
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