Case 004

Case 004 concerned allegations against Yim Tith and two other suspects prior to severance.

CRIME SITES

The Case involving Yim Tith included allegations regarding:

Genocide of the Khmer Krom group
Forced marriage (in Sectors 1 and 4 of the Northwest Zone)
Sector 13 (Southwest Zone)
- - Wat Pratheat Security Centre
- - Kraing Ta Chan Security Centre
- - Preil Village execution site
- - Wat Angkun execution site
- - Slaeng village forest execution site
- - Wat Ang Serei Muny and Prey Sokhon execution site
Sector 1 (Northwest Zone)
- - Koas Krala Security Centre
- - Thipakdei cooperative (including Wat Thipakdei Security Centre and Tuol Mtes Security Centre and worksite)
- - Kang Hort Dam worksite
- - Banan Security Centre
- - Khnang Kou Security Centre
- - Kampong Kol Sugar Factory worksite
Sector 2 (Northwest Zone)
- - Phum Veal Security Centre
- - Svay Chrum Security Centre
- - Tuol She Nhauv execution site
- - Prey Krabau execution site
- - Chanreangsei Pagoda execution site
Sector 3 (Northwest Zone)
- - Wat Kirirum Security Centre
Sector 4 (Northwest Zone)
- - Wat Samdech Security Centre
- - Wat Samdech Security Centre
Sector 7 (Northwest Zone)
- - Prison No. 8
- - Veal Bak Chunching execution site

JUDICIAL
PROCEEDINGS

The Co-Investigating Judges reached opposite conclusions on whether Ao An fell within the personal jurisdiction of the ECCC. The National Co-Investigating Judge dismissed the Case against him, while the International Co-Investigating Judge indicted him for various crimes. The Supreme Court Chamber terminated the Case due to the absence of a definite and enforceable indictment.

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Judicial investigation

2017

13 June

Notice of conclusion of judicial investigation (D358) and reduction of the scope of the investigation (D359)

5 September

Second notice of conclusion of judicial investigation (D368)

2019

28 June

CIJs issue separate and conflicting closing orders (D381, D382)

2021

17 September

PTC Considerations on appeals against closing orders (D381/45 & D382/43)

29 December

SCC decision terminating Case against Yim Tith (2/1/1/1)

Civil party applicants

2,014 individuals applied for civil party status in Case 004. While the Case was eventually terminated, the information provided by these applicants is an important source of historical information about the Democratic Kampuchea period and the harm suffered by victims of the Khmer Rouge regime.

Transcripts and Case report

The Pre-Trial Chamber determined the appeals against closing order appeals on the basis of written submissions only, pursuant to Internal Rule 77(3)(b), and proceeded to issue its Considerations without holding an oral hearing (see D381/41 & D382/40).

JUDICIALPROCEEDINGS