KHMER ROUGE TRIAL 002/01: If you were a Cambodian living abroad as the Khmer Rouge took over the country, would you dare go back? One woman did: former VOA Khmer staff member Neou Sarem. A teacher in France at the onset of Year Zero, Neou Sarem understood the Khmer Rouge were dangerous, but she couldnt bear the separation of her family and decided to return to #Cambodia upon hearing many things, including the evacuation of #PhnomPenh, which will be one of the subjects in tomorrows #KhmerRouge verdict ruling. #krtverdict When I first heard of the Khmer Rouge evacuation of Phnom Penh, I was so depressed that tears fell on my plate, she tells VOA Khmer. I heard the voices of my children. I wished a car would hit me, or that I could forget my life. I dreamed I could go far back in time, when I was in high school. Ahead of tomorrows ruling on case 002/01, VOA Khmer revisits A Return From France, 1976, the story of Neou Sarems journey back and search of her family. Also stay tuned to VOA Khmers special coverage of the trial.
Posted on: Wed, 06 Aug 2014 18:10:36 +0000
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