002/19-09-2007-ECCC-OCIJ ЮŲŠ / No: D427 186. On 30 March 1976, the Central Committee reported the following, regarding the power to decide on “smashing within and outside the ranks”: “If in the base framework, to be decided by the Zone Standing Committee. Surrounding the Centre Office, to be decided by the Central Office Committee. Independent Sectors, to be decided by the Standing Committee. The Centre Military, to be decided by the General Staff”. 599 In the following months, internal CPK documents required heightened “revolutionary vigilance” with a view to “ensuring that the enemy is unable to bore from within” the Party and the army.600 In practice, some sectors subordinated to zones made the decisions to “smash”601 or oversaw decisions to “smash” at the district level.602 Elsewhere, it appears that districts made such decisions on their own authority.603 In addition, the Central Committee delegated this authority to at least some cooperatives. Some cooperatives retained the power to smash as evidenced by witness statements,604 official media reports,605 and telegrams.606 At the same time, authorities at some cooperatives nominated prisoners to district security offices for execution, as was the case in Tram Kok district, as set out in the section of the Closing Order relating to the Factual Findings of Crimes for Tram Kok Cooperatives and the Kraing Ta Chan security centre. 187. The People’s Representative Assembly articulated this policy in meetings held from 11 to 13 April 1976, at which it approved the need to “raise revolutionary vigilance to a high level at all times”.607 188. At a Council of Ministers meeting on 22 April 1976,608 Pol Pot stated that the policies of the CPK had to be correctly implemented in every sector and ministry, emphasizing that “only when we fulfil our duties … the enemy will respect us and be apprehensive about us”.609 In particular, talking about the dangers of the imperialists and the CIA, he stated that “no matter how well we do things, if the imperialists are alive, if their CIA is alive, if their reactionary groups are not yet eliminated from the face of the world, they will continue opposing the revolution, opposing us opposing any progressive both overtly and clandestinely”.610 He also insisted on the importance of “revolutionary vigilance” against “every form of enemy activity” and on the reeducation of the masses “in every ministry and office and in the Army, in the cooperatives, the unions, etc”. 611 On 31 May 1976, Pol Pot reported to the Council of Ministers that difficulties were being encountered at the eastern border, from a “military group and a small number of students that the contemptible assigned to be CIA network”.612 189. This policy was also discussed in four ad hoc CPK meetings held in 1976: two on propaganda, one regarding base work, and one addressing health and social affairs.613 Surviving minutes of meetings on propaganda dated March 1976 insist on the importance of radio broadcasting “to prevent the enemy from attacking us,” or to ensure “reeducation and 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. 50