Civil Party and Witness Testify on Persecution of Lon Nol Officials, Dire Conditions in Khmer Rouge Hospitals, and the Evacuation of Battambang

  • by Doreen Chen, Senior Consultant, Destination Justice, and LLM, Columbia Law School
  • — 6 Dec, 2012

In the Case 002/1 trial in the Extraordinary Chambers in the Court of Cambodia (ECCC) on Thursday, December 6, 2012, the Court heard testimony from Dr. Hun Chhunly, who practiced medicine under both the Lon Nol and Khmer Rouge regimes and recently published a book about his experiences. Dr. Chhunly provided detailed insight into a wide range of issues and events, including the mass execution of Lon Nol officials and medical personnel; persecution of monks; dire conditions in Khmer Rouge hospitals; and instances of medical experimentation and burning alive; and the evacuation of Battambang on April 25, 1975…

Read more: CTM_Blog_12-6-12

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