Hong Seung Huy

Cambodia's hell on Earth, documented in court

• Hong Huy, who lost eight members of his family during the Khmer Rouge era, travelled on a bus from Svay Sisophon in the north of the country. Sitting behind him was Chim Phan, a former deputy commune chief, who is accused of publicly killing a couple who fell in love without permission from the regi"If you did not do what the leaders said then you would have been killed yourself," Mr Phan says. The survivor Hong Huy said he felt no bitterness against people like Mr Phan. It was the top leaders, the people now on trial, who were really to blame.
• Date: Nov 21, 2011
• Category: World
• Source: Google