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101. Having surveyed the early history of the CPK and the events leading to the
1970-1975 civil war, the Chamber now examines the CPK policies that were being
developed within the areas ’liberated’ by the CPK prior to 1975.
3.3. Development of CPK Policies
102. According to the Closing Order, starting prior to 17 April 1975, CPK leaders
designed and implemented a series of reforms, including the formulation of five
policies that are the subject of Case 002:
1. The repeated movement of the population from towns and cities to rural
areas, as well as from one rural area to another;
2. The establishment and operation of cooperatives and worksites;
3. The re-education of “bad elements” and killing of “enemies”, both inside
and outside the Party ranks;
4. The targeting of specific groups, in particular the Cham, Vietnamese,
Buddhists and former officials of the Khmer Republic, including both civil
servants and former military personnel and their families; and
5. The regulation of marriage.286
103. Of these, the two policies concerning forced movement and the targeting of
former officials of the Khmer Republic are the subject of the charges at issue in Case
002/01, though the existence of the other policies is also relevant.287
Democratic Kampuchea, E3/16, p. 40, ERN (En) 00498259; Book by Khieu S.: Cambodia’s Recent
History and the Reasons Behind the Decisions I Made, E3/18, 2004, pp. 41-42, ERN (En) 0010374344; Documentary by D. ARONOWITSCH and S. LINDBERG entitled “Facing Genocide - Khieu
Samphan and Pol Pot”, E3/4201R (also available at E109/2.3R); T. 11 January 2013 (CHHAOM Se),
p. 35; CHHAOM Se Interview Record, E3/405, 31 October 2009, p. 2, ERN 00406211.
286
Closing Order, paras 156-157, 1524-25.
287
From the outset of Case 002/01, the Chamber informed the parties that they could lead evidence in
relation to all five policies as background, but that the Chamber would examine the implementation of
only those policies relevant to Case 002/01 (i.e. forced movement and execution of purported enemies
of the regime). See Decision on Severance of Case 002 Following Supreme Court Chamber Decision of
8 February 2013, E284, 26 April 2013, para. 118 (“the inclusion within the scope of Case 002/01 of the
alleged population movement and executions committed at Tuol Po Chrey, and associated crimes
against humanity, enable examination of two of the five main themes of the Case 002 Closing Order,
i.e. forced movement and execution of purported enemies of the regime.”); See also, Response to issues
raised by parties in advance of trial and scheduling of informal meeting with Senior Legal Officer on
18 November 2011, E141, 17 November 2011, p. 2 (“Regarding the examination of policies other than
those relating to forced evacuation, the purpose of including reference to them in the first trial is to
enable the manner in which policy was developed to be established. What is therefore envisaged is
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