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Jul 14

2009

Mam Nay's regret: that the Vietnamese defeated the Khmer Rouge

Posted by: Elena on Jul 14, 2009

Tagged in: ECCC , Duch

Former S-21 deputy Mam Nay did indeed begin testifying today, although his much-anticipated appearance was somewhat anticlimactic. For the most part, the 76-year-old, bundled in a krama and gloves, claimed he couldn't remember much about his work under Comrade Duch.

He told judges that, despite his status as an interrogator at S-21, he did not torture prisoners. Moreover, he claimed that the detainees brought to him looked neither malnourished nor mistreated -- a comment met with disbelief by many audience members.

Mam became most passionate toward the end of the day, when explaining how he believed all of the Vietnamese brought to S-21 were somehow guilty.

“I strongly believe they were invaders of Cambodian territory," he told Judge Jean-Marc Lavergne emphatically. "None of them was innocent. They grabbed Cambodian territory!”

When Lavergne asked if he had any regrets, Mam responded that he regretted that his country had been invaded by foreigners, first the Americans and then the Vietnamese.

His testimony will continue tomorrow.

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I must salute Duch, for doing the right thing by doing his best to come clean for "his share" of responsibility under the KR/DK regime. The man will rot in hell for 16,000 life times, if not more, but cecuse of his repentent he will not be charge with 49% interest rate (average going loan rate for ACLEDA's lending rate).

Thss old guy,Duch's deputy Mr. Mam Nay, is nothing (and so are other old KR bastards like him). They shall reap what they had planted and reaped the benefit 10 folds plus interest cause "theiri concience is clear."

Ronnie Yimsut
The only survivor of the Tonle Sap Lake Massacre in December 1977 and KR Tribunal Forum II Commitee Chair

Ronnie Yimsut on July 18, 2009 Report

I think the title of the blog seems misleading what the Mam says. He says "that he regretted that his country had been invaded by foreigners, first the Americans and then the Vietnamese". Perhaps, the man has a point there. Good or bad, only him would know.

ASEAN on July 15, 2009 Report