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Khmer Rouge Tribunal Monitoring Report - Case 002/02 Issue No. 69 (Khmer)

 From Monday to Wednesday this week, clinical psychologist and medical anthropologist Dr. Peg Levine testified as an expert witness on the regulation of marriage. On Wednesday afternoon, Civil Party Ms. Pen Sochan testified about being raped by her husband in Bakan District, Pursat Province. Witness Cheal Choeun began to testify about purges in the Northwest Zone. The Nuon Chea Defense had initially requested this Witness, but international counsel attempted to withdraw him from the witness list on Monday this week. 

Khmer Rouge Tribunal Monitoring Report - Case 002/02 Issue No. 69 (English)

 From Monday to Wednesday this week, clinical psychologist and medical anthropologist Dr. Peg Levine testified as an expert witness on the regulation of marriage. On Wednesday afternoon, Civil Party Ms. Pen Sochan testified about being raped by her husband in Bakan District, Pursat Province. Witness Cheal Choeun began to testify about purges in the Northwest Zone. The Nuon Chea Defense had initially requested this Witness, but international counsel attempted to withdraw him from the witness list on Monday this week. 

Khmer Rouge Tribunal Monitoring Report - Case 002/02 Issue No. 68 (Khmer)

This week the Trial Chamber heard from two Civil Parties on the regulation of marriage and two witnesses on internal purges. Ms. Sa Lay Hieng testified via video-link from Pailin Province about her experience refusing two marriage proposals and agreeing out of fear to a third proposal during Democratic Kampuchea. On Tuesday morning, the testimony of Civil Party Ms Mom Vun who began her testimony last week concluded with questions from the Defense teams. At the end of the week the Chamber adjourned until Tuesday 4 October to mark the annual Cambodian holiday of Pchum Ben.

Khmer Rouge Tribunal Monitoring Report - Case 002/02 Issue No. 68 (English)

This week the Trial Chamber heard from two Civil Parties on the regulation of marriage and two witnesses on internal purges. Ms. Sa Lay Hieng testified via video-link from Pailin Province about her experience refusing two marriage proposals and agreeing out of fear to a third proposal during Democratic Kampuchea. On Tuesday morning, the testimony of Civil Party Ms Mom Vun who began her testimony last week concluded with questions from the Defense teams. At the end of the week the Chamber adjourned until Tuesday 4 October to mark the annual Cambodian holiday of Pchum Ben.

Khmer Rouge Tribunal Monitoring Report - Case 002/02 Issue No. 67 (Khmer)

This week the Trial Chamber heard from one expert and one Civil Party on the regulation of marriage and heard one new witness on S-21 Security Center. Ms. Kasumi Nakagawa testified as an expert over the course of two days on the regulation of marriage and sexual and gender-based violence in Cambodia. On Wednesday, the Trial Chamber returned to the segment on security centers and internal purges and heard testimony of Witness Nim Oem. Finally, Civil Party Mom Vun testified about her experience of being gang-raped prior to an arranged marriage which she was then forced to consummate at gun point.

Khmer Rouge Tribunal Monitoring Report - Case 002/02 Issue No. 67 (English)

This week the Trial Chamber heard from one expert and one Civil Party on the regulation of marriage and heard one new witness on S-21 Security Center. Ms. Kasumi Nakagawa testified as an expert over the course of two days on the regulation of marriage and sexual and gender-based violence in Cambodia. On Wednesday, the Trial Chamber returned to the segment on security centers and internal purges and heard testimony of Witness Nim Oem. Finally, Civil Party Mom Vun testified about her experience of being gang-raped prior to an arranged marriage which she was then forced to consummate at gun point.

Khmer Rouge Tribunal Monitoring Report - Case 002/02 Issue No. 64 (Khmer)

This week the Trial Chamber concluded hearing testimony on the segment on internal purges and began a new segment on the regulation of marriage during Democratic Kampuchea. On Monday the final witness on internal purges, 2-TCW-850, testified about purges in the Central Zone and Civil Party 2-TCCP-274 testified about her experience of being married during DK. The second Civil Party this week was Ms. Sou Sotheavy, a transgender woman who married a woman in August 1977 out of fear for her life.  On Thursday Civil Party 2-TCCP-232 testified about his marriage, describing how he had been refused permission to marry his chosen fiancée because she had had a family member who was “smashed” by the regime, and he was instead made to marry a stranger. 

 

 

Khmer Rouge Tribunal Monitoring Report - Case 002/02 Issue No. 64 (English)

This week the Trial Chamber concluded hearing testimony on the segment on internal purges and began a new segment on the regulation of marriage during Democratic Kampuchea. On Monday the final witness on internal purges, 2-TCW-850, testified about purges in the Central Zone and Civil Party 2-TCCP-274 testified about her experience of being married during DK. The second Civil Party this week was Ms. Sou Sotheavy, a transgender woman who married a woman in August 1977 out of fear for her life.  On Thursday Civil Party 2-TCCP-232 testified about his marriage, describing how he had been refused permission to marry his chosen fiancée because she had had a family member who was “smashed” by the regime, and he was instead made to marry a stranger. 

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