Trial day 59

Mr. Or Ho, 70, joined the communist revolution from 1972 to 1978 and was a village chief from 1975 until July 1978 when he was removed from that position by Angkar.

Mr. Pech Sokha, 55, explained that his group chief told him he had to leave school to work at the 1st January Dam worksite, and in 1977 was assigned to a group of survey technicians, though sometimes he also assisted with manual labor. Two of the other survey technicians at this site were disappeared and the witness learned that they were arrested and killed. He explained how his teacher had given him the advice to “act deaf and dumb” in order to survive. Mr.