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Survivors of the Khmer Rouge: The cadre's story 01 Apr 09
By: aljazeeraenglish
Posted: Apr 3 09
Witnessed: 984 times
Regions: Cambodia
Issues: Genocide, Prisons, War crimes
Tags: crimes against humanity, executions, justice, khmer rouge, Mass Killings, Phnom Penh
Him Huy was a farmer before he joined the Khmer Rouge as a young revolutionary.
He became a guard at S-21, the Phnom Penh prison where thousands were detained and tortured. But when the Khmer Rouge began eradicating its own members he began having second thoughts.
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