002/19-09-2007-ECCC-OCIJ ЮŲŠ / No: D427 the Standing Committee, deceased), Vorn Vet (Deputy Premier in Charge of the Economy, deceased) and Chou Chet alias Sy (West Zone Secretary, deceased) went there.1606 One former cadre states that Nuon Chea inspected the worksite in late 1977. During his visit he convened a meeting in one of the salt fields with a battalion and instructed the workers “to strive to work [so that] in the future the country would be prosperous and make a great leap”.1607 It also appears that foreign delegations visited the worksite in 1978.1608 374. Srae Ambel was presented by the CPK as a model of success of the revolution and was regularly lauded for over fulfilling all assigned objectives.1609 Its cadres and its masses of workers were characterised as particularly strong politically, a unit about which there were “no worries” regarding security.1610 During the speeches in 1977 and 1978 commemorating the 17 April victory, Khieu Samphan congratulated the salt production units and described them as advanced model units and examples to be followed by the entire country.1611 375. Although it is not entirely clear from the evidence, it seems that the first Chairman of the worksite was Pon alias Sin Keum Ean until his arrest and transfer to S-21 on 26 February 1978.1612 Choeun, originally Pon’s Deputy, subsequently replaced him.1613 According to a former cadre, [REDACTED] governed Kampong Kandal, Ry (a female) governed a battalion at Ses Sor and [REDACTED] controlled the site of Trauy Koh1614 after the arrest of Veng.1615 Workers were organised into battalions, companies and platoons.1616 Technicians from the salt fields explain that they had no right to give orders to the workers and that they themselves were monitored closely by Team or Unit Chairmen.1617 Workers and technicians were told during meetings organised by the leadership of the worksite that production increases and goals were to be achieved by hard work.1618 Living and Working Conditions 376. Official Party sources state that approximately 5000 women and 500 former male combatants (mainly technicians) were working at Srae Ambel; this figure is confirmed by witnesses.1619 In Kampong Kandal, there were around 3000 female workers,1620 with about 1000 female workers at Trauy Koh.1621 Twelve witnesses were former female workers.1622 The vast majority of the workers were base people coming from Kampot Province1623 and Takeo Province.1624 Some workers also came from the provinces of Kampong Speue, Kampong Chhnang, Svay Rieng, Kampong Thom and Koh Kong.1625 It appears that some CPK cadres originally from the East Zone were sent to work at Srae Ambel when Soa Phim was accused of treason and arrested; these East Zone cadres had been working in hospitals in Phnom Penh up until this point.1626 Furthermore, witnesses explain that there were regular transfers of 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. 97