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345.
The evidence of the majority of the witnesses, with two exceptions,1437 also strongly supports
that there was no schooling for the children.1438
Security
346.
Some workers, especially “new people”,1439 would be arrested by CPK cadres for
“reeducation meetings”1440 and subsequently disappear and never be seen again.1441
Informants would be placed amongst the units to enquire about biographies and backgrounds
of the workers and identify individuals for arrest, even those who were nonetheless meeting
work quotas.1442 They would be accused of “being American CIA agent” or linked to
“Yuon”.1443 These workers would be tied and escorted by soldiers or militia to the execution
place.1444
347.
Workers who did not meet work quotas were considered to have ideological problems and
would be labeled as traitors and transferred to the “Special Case Unit” where quotas were
higher (between 3 and 3.5 cubic metres of soil).1445 Any worker failing to meet these quotas
would be taken away at night and killed.1446
348.
No witnesses report of any security centre being located at the working site. Witnesses do
attest to people being taken for execution on a nightly basis in groups ranging from two or
three up to 15 to 20 people at once.1447 None of the arrestees were ever seen returning.1448 One
witness states that these disappearances were the direct consequence of “orders from the
upper echelon”.1449 Unit chairmen were to be informed before any arrests could be made.1450
349.
Many were killed by being beaten and thrown into the reservoir basin. Others would be made
to dig their own graves and then clubbed to death.1451 Witnesses report of pregnant women
being beaten, killed and thrown into the reservoir basin, as the CPK cadre would say that “the
dam would hold firmly only if pregnant women were killed and placed at the sluice gate”.1452
The “Bridge 1” or “sluice gate 1” was a common execution location.1453 The bodies would
then be dumped at the bottom.1454
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350.
Ninety nine (99) civil parties were declared admissible with regards to Trapeang Thma Dam
Worksite1455, 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
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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