002/19-09-2007-ECCC-OCIJ ЮŲŠ / No: D427 zone, including both former autonomous Sector 106 and Sector 103.2472 It was in operation until at least December 1978.2473 573. North Zone security centre was located in a former French colonial prison, at the current site of the Sokha Angkor Hotel. Interrogations took place in Kesararam pagoda (also known as Dharmayudhi or Thaomyuth Pagoda), to the west of the prison premises. Execution of prisoners took place at Trinh Vine Plantation located approximately 500 metres North of the current Angkor Wat Ticket booth. Some of the prisoners who died in the North Zone security centre were buried in Kesararam primary school, to the west of Kesararam Pagoda.2474 Functioning Structure and Personnel 574. The leadership of the North Zone security centre changed within the temporal period. The North Zone security centre chairman was Run alias Srun from the Southwest Zone (deceased).2475 From June 1978 he was replaced by Song from the West Zone.2476 Deputy Chairman Pronh (deceased),2477 was in charge of managing the day-to-day operations of the security centre, including the arrival, interrogation, execution and burial of prisoners.2478 It has not been established that any of the Charged Persons ever visited the security centre.2479 575. Kang Chap alias Se, the New North Zone Secretary who was sent to S-21 in August 1978 and replaced by Paet Soeung,2480 would regularly report by telegrams to Office 870 (some of them were copied to Nuon Chea and Ieng Sary), in particular about the internal enemies’ situation and the arrests in both Sector 106 and Sector 103.2481 He would also send confessions directly to the CPK Centre in particular the confession of San Eap alias Khon member of the Phnom Penh Branch of Sector 103 Commerce Commitee. In the letter accompanying this Confession Kang Chap alias Se wrote that he is sending this confession and the one of Saey alias Phang from Sector 103 Security in order for the Committee 870 to examine them and to find further network of internal “traitors”. It appears that this confession was annotated with “19/04/1978 follow up” by Nuon Chea.2482 Arrest and Detention 576. Nine of the witnesses and civil parties interviewed were detained at North Zone security centre.2483 They mention that other individuals they knew were also imprisoned there.2484 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. 147

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