CAMBODIA: FORMER KHMER ROUGE REBELS CEREMONY UPDATE

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9 жыл бұрын

(9 Feb 1999) Khmer/Natsound
The last remnants of the notorious Khmer Rouge have laid down their weapons and defected to the Cambodian army under a government deal which ensures that they won't face trial.
The Khmer Rouge ruled Cambodia in the 1970's and are responsible for the deaths of two (m) million people in the country and there have been recent calls for the rebels to go on trial.
Speculation is mounting over whether the Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen, who has arrived in Beijing's for a four-day visit, will raise the issue with China while he is there.
There have been suggestions that China, the Khmer Rouge's chief supporter during its 1975-79 reign, might block international efforts to prosecute the regime's leaders.
Former Khmer rouge troops raising the Cambodian flag in Samlot on the Thai-Cambodian border.
Six hundred former rebels took part in the formal ceremony to integrate them into the Cambodian army on Monday.
Sar Kheng, Cambodia's Deputy Prime Minister attended the formal ceremony as Prime Minister Hun Sen is on an official visit to China.
Anlong Veng - a former Khmer Rouge stronghold in the northern Cambodian jungles, was
also the venue for an historic defection ceremony.
Tea Banh and Sirvudh co-ministers for defence attended this ceremony with about two thousand soldiers defecting.
Many of them were already dressed in Cambodian uniforms while others were given their new kits by Tea Banh.
Tea Banh told a thousand rebel soldiers they had made the right choice to stop fighting a guerrilla war which had lasted nearly 20 years.
The Khmer Rouge ruled Cambodia in the 1970s.
About one in four Cambodians died of starvation, overwork, disease or execution before a 1979 Vietnamese invasion ousted them from power.
International efforts to convene a Khmer Rouge tribunal have gathered steam since two members of late guerrilla chief Pol Pot's inner circle - Khieu Samphan and Nuon Chea - emerged from hiding in December and surrendered to the government.
Pol Pot - the notorious leader of the Khmer Rouge died last April - after he was put under house arrest.
The defections started back in 1996 after a deal was struck between the Khmer Rouge and the government.
Rebels were promised that they would not be brought to trial if they surrendered without a fight.
They seemed optimistic about the future.
SOUNDBITE: (Khmer)
"If the Khmer Rouge and the government can solve the peoples problem I will support them."
SUPER CAPTION: Pin Heng, Khmer Rouge officer
Cambodian officials said it was an historic day ensuring peace in the country.
SOUNDBITE: (Khmer)
"Now Cambodia has peace in all corners of the nation. "
SUPER CAPTION: Tea Banh, co-minister for defence
Only one senior Khmer Rouge remains at large - the one-legged general Ta Mok.
Known as "The Butcher" for his brutality, Ta Mok and about 100 diehard loyalists are still being sought.
Hun Sen's willingness to bring the Khmer Rouge to trial for the genocide has been in doubt since he refused to arrest two of late Khmer Rouge chief Pol Pot's top henchmen, Khieu Samphan and Nuon Chea, after they surrendered in December.
Hun Sen has said he supports the U-N efforts to convene a tribunal, but he has hedged that support with warnings that he would be reluctant to risk civil war with former Khmer Rouge by attempting to arrest their leadership.
There has been speculation he will bring it up on his four day visit to China
Om Yentieng, a top aide to Hun Sen, denied the two sides would discuss the Khmer Rouge, saying the issue is too sensitive to raise.
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@sambath5512 5 жыл бұрын

Day of peace ☮️

@anhnamky6697 Жыл бұрын

CAMBODIA thank you the / UNHCR / so much

@non7215 3 жыл бұрын

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@gamehaker3810 5 жыл бұрын

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@donmiah2510 4 жыл бұрын

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@sylvesterangeles7519 5 жыл бұрын

Amennn

@lz5227 4 жыл бұрын

Đội nón giống nón lính trung cộng

@GiangNguyen-wk4yb 3 жыл бұрын

Cruel genocide mode ponpot

@user-ml8kq3qw2k 4 жыл бұрын

ชีวิตเรียบง้ายทหารกัมพูชา..ไม่มีเสื้อเกาะกันกะสุน..ไส่รองเท้าแตะ..ฮุนเชนก็ทำเกินไป

@TinhMOTORMUABANPKN-PKL 4 жыл бұрын

olpot คูลดาวน์เข้าร่วมกองทัพกัมพูชา กองทัพโปปอตแพ้เวียดนามและกองทัพกัมพูชานำโดย Hunsen หนีไปชายแดนไทยเมื่อวันที่ 7 มกราคม 2522 เศษ Polpot ได้รับจากฝรั่งเศสเอเชียตะวันออกเฉียงใต้และจีนสหรัฐอเมริกาด้วยความช่วยเหลือด้านอาหารอย่างต่อเนื่องเพื่อการรบแบบกองโจรและการรบแบบกองโจรเวียดนาม ในปี 1990 เวียดนามถอนตัวและส่งมอบให้กับสหประชาชาติและกองทัพ Hunsen Polpot khū ldā wn̒ k̄hêā r̀wm kxngthạph kạmphūchā kxngthạph po pxt phæ̂ weīydnām læa kxngthạph kạmphūchā nả doy Hunsen h̄nī pị chāydæn thịy meụ̄̀x wạn thī̀ 7 mkrākhm 2522 ṣ̄es̄ʹ Polpot dị̂ rạb cāk f̄rạ̀ngṣ̄es̄ xecheīy tawạnxxk c̄heīyng tı̂ læa cīn s̄h̄rạṭ̄hxmerikā d̂wy khwām ch̀wyh̄elụ̄x d̂ān xāh̄ār xỳāng t̀x neụ̄̀xng pheụ̄̀x kār rb bæb kxngcor læa kār rb bæb kxngcor weīydnām nıpī 1990 weīydnām t̄hxn tạw læa s̄̀ng mxb h̄ı̂ kạb s̄h̄prachāchāti læa kxngthạph Hunsen

@sylvesterangeles7519 5 жыл бұрын

Peace be with you

@tuandanh7162 2 жыл бұрын

Kk.

@tuandanh7162 2 жыл бұрын

Oai

@tuandanh7162 2 жыл бұрын

Hai