Mr. IT Sen
Mr. It Sen, 63, from the Tbong Khmum province, was the first Cham witness to appear before the court to provide testimony on the genocide charges against Nuon Chea and Khieu Samphan. He talked about how the Khmer Rouge soldiers forbade the Chams from practicing Islam, wearing their traditional clothing, and speaking their own language. He mentioned that those who were heard speaking Cham were taken away and murdered. He confirmed the Cham uprising that happened in Koh Pal Island and talked about how he and his co-villagers were forcibly evacuated to the Trea village after the soldiers cut off their food supply. Mr. IT eventually revealed that the Trea village was actually a detention and execution site where he witnessed the soldiers drowning people in the river. He stated that he escaped from captivity after he managed to pry a floorboard open, thereby giving him the opportunity to swim all the way back to his home village.
- Witness acronym :
2-TCW-813
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- Cases : Case 002/02, Case 002,
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