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training on the constitution”.614 In the second meeting on propaganda held in June 1976, a
series of precise instructions regarding these matters were issued in the name of the Standing
Committee, including the need to “have more revolutionary vigilance especially the enemies
burrowing within”.615 The enemy situation at the base was also discussed at the third meeting
dated March 1976, where the need for a “dictatorship of our proletariat class … to prevent
the enemy from seizing the opportunity [to attack]” was discussed.616 In the fourth meeting, in
June 1976, political and consciousness work, and the need for further indoctrination was
discussed with the Ministry of Social Affairs.617
190.
In June 1978, the Party’s line towards enemies and bad elements appears to have altered,
when a Central Committee directive was issued entitled “Guidance of the Central Committee
of the Communist Party of Kampuchea on the Party's Policy towards Misled Persons who
have joined the CIA, served as Yuon agents or joined the KGB and Opposed the Party,
Revolution, People and Democratic Kampuchea”.618 This directive appears to prescribe
reeducation for those who allegedly joined the CIA, KGB and Vietnamese before July 1978,
and orders the Party and the general population to eliminate networks that continued to
oppose the Party.619 One witness states that this June 1978 directive gave authority to the CPK
Central Committee for implementing “smashing” which had previously been delegated
outside the CPK centre by the 30 March 1976 directive.620 The June 1978 directive was
disseminated in an issue of Revolutionary Flag.621 Another issue of Revolutionary Flag dating
from July 1978, further declares that the former delineation between “full-rights” people,
“candidates” and “depositees” within cooperatives had been abolished.622 The July 1978 issue
of Revolutionary Flag itself also urged Party members to “continue constantly to powerfully
impel further forward the mass movement to sweep cleanly away the concealed enemies”.623
In September 1978, Pol Pot disseminated this new policy at a large assembly which gathered
Party cadre from the whole country.624 However, Duch gave evidence that this purported
change in the CPK policy was only a deception designed to calm the population.625
“Morality”
191.
Intimate relationships outside of marriage were considered to be against the collectivist
approach of the CPK626 and therefore deemed “immoral”627 and associated with behaviours
from the old regime.628 To this extent the Party’s Moral Code stated “Do not take liberties
with women”629 and the Armed Force’s Moral Code stated “We must not do anything
detrimental to women”.630 These Moral Codes were also reported to be studied by “the
youth”631 and the population was encouraged to adhere to the rules therein.632 Those people
who were suspected of “immoral” behaviour were categorized as “bad-elements” or
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