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'WHO
KILLED CHEA VICHEA?'
© 2010 LOUD
MOUTH FILMS
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KIMNY |
My
name is Chea Kimny. Chea Vichea was my husband. |
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CAPTION |
Finland |
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KIMNY |
He
said he was threatened by a high-ranking person. |
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KIMNY |
But he
wouldn't resign. |
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KIMNY |
If he
did, what would happen to the workers? |
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KIMNY |
Then
they'd have no one to depend on. |
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KIMNY |
My
daughter cries. |
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KIMNY |
Why
did my father die? |
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KIMNY |
Why
did they shoot him? |
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KIMNY |
She
always asks about this. |
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CAPTION |
Phnom Penh, Cambodia |
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VO |
CAMBODIA. |
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A LAND
THAT HAS SEEN MORE THAN ITS SHARE OF HARD TIMES. |
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A
THOUSAND YEARS AGO IT WAS THE ENVY OF SOUTHEAST ASIA |
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AND
ITS RULERS WERE WORSHIPPED AS GODS. |
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BUT
THE TWENTIETH CENTURY BROUGHT CIVIL WAR, POLITICAL UPHEAVAL |
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AND
THE NIGHTMARE OF THE KHMER ROUGE. |
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A
QUARTER OF THE POPULATION DIED. |
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BY
2003, THE COUNTRY WAS ON THE REBOUND. |
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FOREIGN
AID WAS FLOWING IN |
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AND A
NEW GARMENT INDUSTRY WAS PUTTING THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE TO WORK. |
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VO |
AN
ELECTION WAS TO BE HELD IN JULY. |
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THE
CAMPAIGN WAS SPIRITED, BUT IN A COUNTRY SO USED TO WAR |
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THE
THREAT OF POLITICAL VIOLENCE WAS NEVER FAR AWAY. |
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A WEEK
BEFORE THE ELECTION |
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CAPTION |
Chea Vichea - President, Free Trade Union |
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VO |
LABOR
LEADER CHEA VICHEA RECEIVED A DEATH THREAT. |
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VICHEA
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I
think they want to kill me because |
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VICHEA
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of my
experience in the past. |
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VICHEA
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I need
to fight. I'm not afraid. |
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VICHEA
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If I
afraid, like I die. |
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OPENING TITLE |
Who Killed Chea Vichea? |
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VICHEA
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My
union, the Free Trade Union, is founded by workers |
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VICHEA
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and we
protect the workers' rights. |
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VICHEA
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We
organize demonstrations or strikes against the employers |
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VICHEA
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to
increase the minimum wage |
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VICHEA
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to
improve working conditions. |
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VICHEA
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They
know me very well. |
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BUN
ANG |
There's
about 250,000 garment workers |
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CAPTION |
Ung Bun Ang - Opposition Spokesman |
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BUN
ANG |
and
these people all come from the countryside to the city to work. |
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BUN
ANG |
This
quarter of a million workers |
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BUN
ANG |
supports
another three quarters. |
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BUN
ANG |
So the
garment industry has been supporting about one million people in Cambodia. |
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WORKER
1 |
Chea
Vichea is a hero. |
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WORKER
2 |
He is
a very good man. |
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WORKER
2 |
He
understands the conditions affecting the workers. |
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WORKER
3 |
He is
a man who stands for justice. |
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WORKER
3 |
When
the owners step on us |
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WORKER
3 |
we go
to him for help. |
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VICHEA
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The
majority of the workers get 45 US dollars a month. |
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VICHEA
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This
is the basic salary. |
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VICHEA
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But I
think Sam Rainsy can increase the minimum wage for workers. |
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VICHEA
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Because
when we demonstrate or strike, Sam Rainsy comes |
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VICHEA
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to see
the workers and support the workers' ideas. |
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VO |
SAM
RAINSY LED ONE OF THREE MAJOR PARTIES CONTESTING THE ELECTION. |
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HE WAS
A CHAMPION OF GARMENT WORKERS AND THE POOR, |
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AN
AGGRESSIVE CRITIC OF THE GOVERNMENT |
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AND A
STAUNCH DEFENDER OF HUMAN RIGHTS. |
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VICHEA
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We
support the Sam Rainsy Party |
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VICHEA
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and
the Sam Rainsy Party supports us. |
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VICHEA
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We
need to help each other. |
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VO |
ALSO
COMPETING WAS PRINCE NORODOM RANARIDDH |
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AND
HIS FALTERING ROYALIST PARTY, FUNCINPEC. |
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BUT
STANDING IN THEIR WAY WAS PRIME MINISTER HUN SEN. |
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THE
MOST POWERFUL MAN IN THE COUNTRY. |
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A
FORMER KHMER ROUGE COMMANDER, HE CALLED HIMSELF 'THE STRONG MAN' |
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HAD A
PERSONAL BODYGUARD FORCE OF THREE THOUSAND MEN |
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AND
HAD HELD ONTO POWER FOR SEVENTEEN YEARS. |
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HIS
CAMBODIAN PEOPLE'S PARTY, OR CPP, HAD A LOCK ON POWER |
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DOMINATING
THE MEDIA |
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VO |
CONTROLLING
THE POLICE, THE MILITARY, THE ELECTION COMMISSION |
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AND
ALL PROMINENT MINISTRIES. |
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OBSERVERS
FROM THE UNITED STATES, THE EUROPEAN UNION AND ELSEWHERE |
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WOULD
BE MONITORING THE ELECTION TO SEE IF IT MET INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS. |
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VICHEA
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We
tell everybody clearly |
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VICHEA
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we
will make a demonstration |
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VICHEA
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or
support a demonstration |
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VICHEA
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of the
Sam Rainsy Party |
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VICHEA
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if
they are not satisfied |
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VICHEA
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with
the results of the election. |
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SON
CHHAY |
If he
wished to have a demonstration of more than 10,000 people |
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CAPTION |
Son Chhay - Member of Parliament |
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SON
CHHAY |
he's
able to do that straight away |
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SON
CHHAY |
and
this is not a good thing that the government would like to happen. |
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VO |
IT WAS
WHILE CONSIDERING SUCH A DEMONSTRATION THAT VICHEA RECEIVED THE THREAT
AGAINST HIS LIFE. |
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VICHEA
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The
text of the message said |
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VICHEA
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called
me a dog. |
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VICHEA
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I will
kill you on 26 July 2003. |
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JASON |
They
went to the police and showed that number to the police |
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CAPTION |
Jason Judd - Labor Rights Advocate |
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JASON |
and
the police ran it down |
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JASON |
and
told Vichea that he ought to take the threat seriously |
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JASON |
that
he ought to disappear. |
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VICHEA
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One
people come from the police station |
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VICHEA
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and
asked me to leave Cambodia. |
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VICHEA
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But I
refuse with him because I can not go abroad. |
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VICHEA
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For
what? |
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VICHEA
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Because
I want to stay in Cambodia, |
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VICHEA
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to
help the people, help the workers. |
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CAPTION |
Chea Mony - Brother of Chea Vichea |
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MONY |
Even
when there were threats |
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MONY |
or the
government cracked down on big demonstrations |
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MONY |
he'd
still do it. |
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MONY |
He
wouldn't listen to anybody. |
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VICHEA
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We are
not afraid of |
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VICHEA
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gas,
dog. |
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VICHEA
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We
afraid only gun. |
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VO |
IN THE
FINAL DAYS BEFORE THE ELECTION, THE CAMPAIGN REACHED A FEVER PITCH. |
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CAPTION |
July 27, 2003 |
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VO |
ON
ELECTION DAY, HUN SEN AND HIS CPP WON MORE THAN HALF THE SEATS IN PARLIAMENT |
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VO |
BUT
FELL SHORT OF THE TWO-THIRDS REQUIRED TO FORM A NEW GOVERNMENT ALONE. |
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VO |
HE
WOULD NEED A COALITION PARTNER |
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VO |
BUT
HIS ADVERSARIES UNITED AGAINST HIM. |
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SAM
RAINSY |
The
two main parties opposing the CPP |
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CAPTION |
Sam Rainsy - President, Sam Rainsy Party |
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SAM
RAINSY |
are
now together. |
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VO |
THEY
DEMANDED THAT HUN SEN STEP DOWN BEFORE THEY WOULD NEGOTIATE A NEW GOVERNMENT.
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VO |
HE
REFUSED. |
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VO |
DESPITE
THE EFFORTS OF CAMBODIA'S REVERED KING SIHANOUK |
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VO |
THE
TWO SIDES WERE DEADLOCKED. |
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VO |
THE
COUNTRY WAS LEFT WITH NO FUNCTIONING GOVERNMENT. |
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VO |
NO
LAWS COULD BE PASSED. A BUDGET COULDN'T BE APPROVED. |
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VO |
SIX
MONTHS AFTER THE ELECTION THE PARLIAMENT REMAINED EMPTY. |
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CAPTION |
January 22, 2004 - Chinese New Year |
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KIMNY |
On
that morning |
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KIMNY |
he was
plucking his mustache |
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KIMNY |
and
studying the Khmer-English dictionary. |
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KIMNY |
He
planned on staying home with the baby. |
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KIMNY |
Then
the phone rang. |
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KIMNY |
I
didn't know who it was. |
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KIMNY |
And
then I saw him preparing to leave and wondered why. |
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KIMNY |
He
asked our daughter, do you want to go with me? |
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KIMNY |
She
said no, I'll stay with mom. |
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KIMNY |
I
watched from the balcony as he left. |
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10:12:05:08
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KIMNY |
I got
up and went to the kitchen |
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KIMNY |
Suddenly
I felt like something kicked me in the chest. |
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VA
SOTHY |
They
were only a half meter apart. |
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VA
SOTHY |
If the
shooter put his hand out, he could touch him |
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VA
SOTHY |
but I
didn't see his face. |
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VA
SOTHY |
When I
asked about my husband |
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VA
SOTHY |
they
said he had been shot at Langka Temple. |
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VA
SOTHY |
I
asked, is he alive? |
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VA
SOTHY |
They
killed him. |
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PRINCE
SIRIVUDH |
Bless
the soul of Chea Vichea |
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PRINCE
SIRIVUDH |
And
believe that if they |
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PRINCE
SIRIVUDH |
kill
one Chea Vichea |
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PRINCE
SIRIVUDH |
there
will be ten Chea Vicheas, |
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PRINCE
SIRIVUDH |
one
hundred, one thousand, |
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PRINCE
SIRIVUDH |
ten
thousand, a hundred thousand |
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PRINCE
SIRIVUDH |
one
million Chea Vicheas. |
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KIMNY |
My
daughter kept asking everyone |
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10:14:39:10
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KIMNY |
"Why
does my father sleep so long?" |
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10:14:44:16
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KIMNY |
He
didn't want his children to be miserable. |
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10:14:47:18
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KIMNY |
He
would always tell people |
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KIMNY |
not
having parents isn't easy. |
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HUN
SEN |
Murders
happen all over the world. |
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CAPTION |
Hun Sen - Prime Minister of Cambodia |
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HUN
SEN |
Even
the US can't stop them. |
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HUN
SEN |
They
flew an airplane into the World Trade Center |
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HUN
SEN |
and
many Americans died. |
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HUN
SEN |
Thousands
of people |
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HUN
SEN |
but
they never asked the president to step down. |
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HUN
SEN |
One or
two people die here |
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10:15:27:13
|
10:15:29:02
|
HUN
SEN |
and
they want me to resign. |
|
10:15:32:08
|
10:15:35:05
|
VO |
POLITICAL
KILLINGS RARELY YIELDED ARRESTS IN CAMBODIA |
|
10:15:35:12
|
10:15:38:09
|
VO |
BUT
VICHEA'S DEATH WAS INTERNATIONAL NEWS. |
|
10:15:38:21
|
10:15:42:15
|
VO |
HUMAN
RIGHTS GROUPS AND INTERNATIONAL DONORS WERE DEMANDING ACTION. |
|
10:15:41:08
|
10:15:44:18
|
CAPTION |
Heng Pov - Deputy Chief, Phnom Penh Police
|
|
10:15:43:23
|
10:15:47:09
|
HENG
POV |
This
is a drawing of the criminal |
|
10:15:47:10
|
10:15:49:17
|
HENG POV
|
made
by computer |
|
10:15:49:22
|
10:15:51:14
|
HENG
POV |
which
was described by the witness. |
|
10:15:52:03
|
10:15:55:23
|
HENG
POV |
If
anyone sees a person who looks like this drawing |
|
10:15:56:10
|
10:15:58:08
|
HENG
POV |
please
report to us immediately. |
|
10:16:06:05
|
10:16:09:20
|
VO |
Forty-eight
hours later, the police brought in two suspects. |
|
10:16:11:05
|
10:16:15:14
|
SOUN
CHHEANGLY |
I wish
to say that we have arrested these two men. |
|
10:16:22:05
|
10:16:27:12
|
CAPTION |
Sok Sam Oeun - Alleged driver |
|
10:16:24:04
|
10:16:27:12
|
CAPTION |
Born Samnang - Alleged shooter |
|
10:16:27:18
|
10:16:30:09
|
SOUN
CHHEANGLY |
When
we questioned the suspects |
|
10:16:31:04
|
10:16:36:06
|
SOUN
CHHEANGLY |
Born
Samnang admitted it. |
|
10:16:31:20
|
10:16:35:05
|
CAPTION |
General Soun Chheangly - Chief, Phnom Penh
Police |
|
10:16:36:23
|
10:16:39:03
|
SOUN
CHHEANGLY |
That
they committed the crime |
|
10:16:39:21
|
10:16:43:02
|
SOUN
CHHEANGLY |
and
killed Chea Vichea. |
|
10:16:43:24
|
10:16:46:13
|
BORN
SAMNANG |
I
didn’t kill anyone. |
|
10:16:46:22
|
10:16:49:17
|
BORN
SAMNANG |
They
are top officials, they can do whatever they want. |
|
10:16:49:17
|
10:16:53:00
|
BORN
SAMNANG |
They
can turn white to black. |
|
10:16:53:00
|
10:16:55:24
|
SOK
SAM OEUN |
They’re
torturing me. God oh God. |
|
10:16:56:11
|
10:17:00:04
|
SOUN
CHHEANGLY |
We
worked with him the whole night |
|
10:17:00:11
|
10:17:03:16
|
SOUN
CHHEANGLY |
then
in the morning we arrested a second man |
|
10:17:03:16
|
10:17:06:11
|
SOUN
CHHEANGLY |
named
Sok Sam Oeun. |
|
10:17:07:00
|
10:17:09:23
|
SOK
SAM OEUN |
Let
the earth swallow me. |
|
10:17:10:05
|
10:17:12:13
|
SOK
SAM OEUN |
Let
the earth swallow me. |
|
10:17:12:13
|
10:17:18:22
|
SOK
SAM OEUN |
Shoot
me in the mouth and let me die if I did it. |
|
10:17:20:09
|
10:17:23:21
|
SOUN
CHHEANGLY |
We
sent the gun for analysis |
|
10:17:23:21
|
10:17:27:08
|
SOUN
CHHEANGLY |
and
the results showed that |
|
10:17:27:08
|
10:17:30:19
|
SOUN
CHHEANGLY |
this
gun matches the bullet shells |
|
10:17:31:00
|
10:17:36:05
|
SOUN
CHHEANGLY |
found
at the crime scene the morning of January 22. |
|
10:17:37:15
|
10:17:42:03
|
SOUN
CHHEANGLY |
So the
confessions of |
|
10:17:42:14
|
10:17:44:16
|
SOUN
CHHEANGLY |
Born
Samnang |
|
10:17:45:07
|
10:17:47:24
|
SOUN
CHHEANGLY |
and
Sok Sam Oeun |
|
10:17:48:20
|
10:17:52:05
|
SOUN
CHHEANGLY |
match
the weapon and support the evidence. |
|
10:17:54:03
|
10:17:58:02
|
VO |
THE
POLICE DIDN'T MENTION THAT BOTH MEN HAD ALIBIS. |
|
10:18:00:24
|
10:18:04:01
|
VO |
BORN
SAMNANG, THE ALLEGED SHOOTER, SAID HE WASN'T IN PHNOM PENH |
|
10:18:05:23
|
10:18:08:18
|
VO |
BUT
60KM AWAY IN THE TOWN OF NEAK LOEUNG |
|
10:18:10:02
|
10:18:12:12
|
VO |
CELEBRATING
CHINESE NEW YEAR WITH HIS GIRLFRIEND. |
|
10:18:15:21
|
10:18:17:19
|
VO |
OUR
CREW WENT TO INVESTIGATE. |
|
10:18:16:22
|
10:18:21:18
|
CAPTION |
Neak Loeung - Prey Veng province |
|
10:18:26:04
|
10:18:31:17
|
CAPTION |
Vieng Thi Hong - Girlfriend of Born
Samnang |
|
10:18:28:10
|
10:18:32:08
|
HONG |
I
could see he was a good person. |
|
10:18:32:19
|
10:18:35:11
|
HONG |
He did
not seem like other men. |
|
10:18:36:03
|
10:18:39:03
|
HONG |
His
character was not like other people and he was not mean. |
|
10:18:41:03
|
10:18:44:09
|
HONG |
He was
too scared to cut even a chicken’s throat. |
|
10:18:45:08
|
10:18:47:09
|
HONG |
Born
Samnang came on the 21st. |
|
10:18:48:00
|
10:18:51:19
|
HONG |
On the
22nd we went out with friends. |
|
10:18:52:12
|
10:18:54:09
|
HONG |
Everyone
saw him. |
|
10:18:56:00
|
10:19:00:03
|
OLD
MAN |
They
were dancing at the house. |
|
10:19:00:09
|
10:19:05:24
|
OLD
MAN |
The
next day they went to pick guavas. |
|
10:19:06:22
|
10:19:10:08
|
NGOEUN
|
He
didn't go by himself. |
|
10:19:10:19
|
10:19:13:17
|
NGOEUN
|
He
went with my three kids |
|
10:19:12:00
|
10:19:17:20
|
CAPTION |
Nguyen Thi Ngoeun - Mother of Girlfriend |
|
10:19:14:00
|
10:19:20:06
|
NGOEUN
|
and a
bunch of their friends. |
|
10:19:22:08
|
10:19:24:11
|
FRIEND
1 |
We
went there. About ten of us. |
|
10:19:25:10
|
10:19:27:19
|
FRIEND
1 |
One
guy named Baan, |
|
10:19:28:02
|
10:19:29:13
|
FRIEND
1 |
one
named Lay, |
|
10:19:29:18
|
10:19:31:01
|
FRIEND
2 |
There
was also Born Samnang, |
|
10:19:31:01
|
10:19:32:23
|
FRIEND
2 |
my
older sister, |
|
10:19:32:23
|
10:19:34:22
|
FRIEND
2 |
me,
Athan and Avang. |
|
10:19:35:00
|
10:19:39:20
|
HONG |
That
night we all partied together and had a good time. |
|
10:19:41:15
|
10:19:46:08
|
OLD
MAN |
He
stayed here until he got arrested. |
|
10:19:47:17
|
10:19:50:19
|
OLD
MAN |
I
didn't see him go anywhere |
|
10:19:51:16
|
10:19:55:01
|
OLD
MAN |
and I
sit in front of my house all day. |
|
10:19:57:12
|
10:19:59:01
|
VO |
MORE
THAN A DOZEN WITNESSES CONFIRMED |
|
10:19:59:01
|
10:20:02:04
|
VO |
THAT
BORN SAMNANG WAS IN NEAK LOEUNG AT THE TIME VICHEA WAS KILLED |
|
10:20:03:06
|
10:20:06:19
|
VO |
YET
DURING HIS FIRST NIGHT IN CUSTODY, HE SIGNED A CONFESSION. |
|
10:20:08:09
|
10:20:12:09
|
HONG |
They
told him they would throw me in prison. |
|
10:20:13:13
|
10:20:15:22
|
HONG |
So
Samnang got scared |
|
10:20:16:14
|
10:20:19:17
|
HONG |
and
agreed to say what they told him. |
|
10:20:20:14
|
10:20:25:16
|
HONG |
He
said, no man can bear it, so how could a woman? |
|
10:20:31:06
|
10:20:33:04
|
SOK
SAM OUEN |
It's
so unjust. |
|
10:20:34:04
|
10:20:36:24
|
SOK
SAM OUEN |
You
torture me. I don't know anything. |
|
10:20:38:12
|
10:20:42:07
|
VO |
UNLIKE
BORN SAMNANG, SOK SAM OEUN MAINTAINED HIS INNOCENCE ALL ALONG. |
|
10:20:44:10
|
10:20:47:11
|
VO |
HE
SAID HE WAS IN PHNOM PENH ON THE DAY VICHEA WAS KILLED |
|
10:20:48:01
|
10:20:51:01
|
VO |
CELEBRATING
CHINESE NEW YEAR AT THIS HOUSE, WITH FRIENDS. |
|
10:20:54:00
|
10:20:56:21
|
VO |
BUT
NONE OF THE GUESTS WOULD PUBLICLY CORROBORATE HIS ALIBI. |
|
10:21:05:08
|
10:21:07:09
|
VO |
WE
MADE A VISIT TO WHERE THE PARTY WAS HELD. |
|
10:21:10:03
|
10:21:11:24
|
TRANSLATOR
|
-
Hello. May we speak to the owner? |
|
10:21:11:24
|
10:21:15:06
|
WOMAN |
He's
not here. |
|
10:21:15:09
|
10:21:16:21
|
WOMAN |
What's
happened? |
|
10:21:17:01
|
10:21:21:07
|
TRANSLATOR
|
- No
problem, we just want to talk with your husband a few minutes. |
|
10:21:21:19
|
10:21:22:23
|
WOMAN |
He's
not here. |
|
10:21:27:18
|
10:21:30:23
|
WOMAN |
He is
visiting his mother |
|
10:21:30:23
|
10:21:33:12
|
WOMAN |
because
she is old and sick. |
|
10:21:42:16
|
10:21:45:23
|
VO |
THE
HOUSE WAS EMPTY. THEY WERE GONE. |
|
10:21:47:18
|
10:21:50:05
|
VO |
THE
GUESTS FROM THE PARTY WERE ALSO RELUCTANT TO TALK. |
|
10:21:50:23
|
10:21:53:13
|
GUEST
1 |
It was
a long time ago. I pretty much forget. |
|
10:21:54:23
|
10:21:58:10
|
BRAD |
- You
cannot help me for five minutes to tell me what happened? |
|
10:21:59:23
|
10:22:01:18
|
GUEST
1 |
If you
can take me to another country |
|
10:22:02:02
|
10:22:05:07
|
GUEST
1 |
and
get someone to help me, okay |
|
10:22:06:02
|
10:22:07:09
|
GUEST
1 |
I will
talk a lot. |
|
10:22:09:01
|
10:22:11:17
|
GUEST
2 |
He was
there that day, lying on the bed. |
|
10:22:12:02
|
10:22:16:19
|
GUEST
2 |
I saw
him but didn't pay much attention. |
|
10:22:17:03
|
10:22:19:16
|
GUEST
3 |
If you
come again, I will be lost. |
|
10:22:20:03
|
10:22:22:01
|
GUEST
3 |
In
Cambodia, if you know things, you can die. |
|
10:22:22:11
|
10:22:24:15
|
GUEST
3 |
If I
am lost, who will feed my kids? |
|
10:22:27:18
|
10:22:29:02
|
GUEST
4 |
I saw
him. |
|
10:22:30:07
|
10:22:33:01
|
GUEST
4 |
Sok
Sam Oeun was lying in the hammock next to the others. |
|
10:22:33:01
|
10:22:34:13
|
TRANSLATOR
|
- At the
party? |
|
10:22:34:15
|
10:22:35:04
|
GUEST
4 |
Yeah. |
|
10:22:35:07
|
10:22:39:17
|
GUEST
4 |
He was
lying in the hammock behind the people playing cards. |
|
10:22:39:23
|
10:22:41:21
|
GUEST
4 |
On the
top floor. |
|
10:22:42:17
|
10:22:45:09
|
TRANSLATOR
|
- Is
it all right if we come back again? |
|
10:22:45:24
|
10:22:47:21
|
GUEST
4 |
I
don't know. |
|
10:22:47:21
|
10:22:49:08
|
GUEST
4 |
If you
come back two or three times |
|
10:22:49:08
|
10:22:50:23
|
GUEST
4 |
they
will arrest me and take me to prison. |
|
10:22:54:22
|
10:22:57:22
|
VO |
THERE
WAS ALSO THE ONLY CONFIRMED EYEWITNESS TO THE CRIME ITSELF, |
|
10:22:58:21
|
10:23:02:06
|
VO |
THE
WOMAN WHO RAN THE NEWSSTAND WHERE VICHEA WAS KILLED. |
|
10:23:02:19
|
10:23:04:13
|
VA
SOTHY |
They
were only a half meter apart. |
|
10:23:05:08
|
10:23:08:01
|
VA
SOTHY |
If the
killer put his hand out, he could touch him. |
|
10:23:08:24
|
10:23:14:16
|
CAPTION |
Va Sothy - News seller |
|
10:23:11:22
|
10:23:16:17
|
VA
SOTHY |
I'd
like to confirm that this is not a picture of the real killer |
|
10:23:16:20
|
10:23:21:04
|
VA
SOTHY |
that I
saw during the shooting. |
|
10:23:23:01
|
10:23:25:05
|
BRAD |
- What
about this guy? |
|
10:23:25:19
|
10:23:26:17
|
VA
SOTHY |
No,
it's not. |
|
10:23:27:00
|
10:23:32:18
|
VA
SOTHY |
He was
definitely not the driver for the killer. |
|
10:23:35:01
|
10:23:39:03
|
VA
SOTHY |
I've
never seen either one of them. |
|
10:23:41:12
|
10:23:45:05
|
RAINSY
|
They
had to arrest somebody. |
|
10:23:46:01
|
10:23:51:21
|
CAPTION |
Sam Rainsy - President, Sam Rainsy Party |
|
10:23:47:02
|
10:23:53:01
|
RAINSY
|
Had
they not arrested anybody they would look ridiculous. |
|
10:23:55:05
|
10:23:58:06
|
RAINSY
|
So
they had to do something for the show. |
|
10:24:18:06
|
10:24:22:22
|
CAPTION |
18 months later - August 1, 2005 |
|
10:24:24:00
|
10:24:26:11
|
They
beat me |
|
|
10:24:24:23
|
10:24:29:11
|
CAPTION |
Born Samnang - Alleged shooter |
|
10:24:26:11
|
10:24:28:18
|
and
forced me to sign the confession |
|
|
10:24:28:18
|
10:24:30:06
|
BORN
SAMNANG |
without
letting me see it. |
|
10:24:31:03
|
10:24:32:14
|
BORN
SAMNANG |
He
told me not to argue with him. |
|
10:24:33:04
|
10:24:35:03
|
BORN
SAMNANG |
Otherwise
they would torture me some more. |
|
10:24:35:10
|
10:24:40:05
|
SOK
SAM OEUN |
I have
Piseth and his wife and his mother as witnesses. |
|
10:24:36:02
|
10:24:39:12
|
CAPTION |
Sok Sam Oeun - Alleged driver |
|
10:24:40:13
|
10:24:45:20
|
SOK
SAM OEUN |
and
many people who live nearby also saw me, ten or more. |
|
10:24:46:17
|
10:24:51:13
|
CAPTION |
Nuong Kim Sree - Mother of Born Samnang |
|
10:24:49:06
|
10:24:53:03
|
KIM
SREE |
For my
son, we brought in many alibi witnesses. |
|
10:24:54:03
|
10:24:57:24
|
KIM
SREE |
but
the prosecution didn't have any. |
|
10:25:01:15
|
10:25:04:19
|
VO |
AFTER
A FIVE-HOUR TRIAL, THE JUDGE DELIVERED THE VERDICT. |
|
10:25:05:14
|
10:25:07:00
|
VO |
GUILTY.
|
|
10:25:07:11
|
10:25:09:05
|
VO |
TWENTY
YEARS IN PRISON. |
|
10:25:11:06
|
10:25:12:18
|
SOK
SAM OEUN |
This
is wrong. |
|
10:25:12:23
|
10:25:15:10
|
SOK
SAM OEUN |
Please
help me King Father. |
|
10:25:16:03
|
10:25:18:15
|
SOK
SAM OEUN |
Please
help us. I never killed anybody. |
|
10:25:20:09
|
10:25:22:21
|
SOK
SAM OEUN |
Please
help us international guests. |
|
10:25:22:21
|
10:25:24:20
|
SOK
SAM OEUN |
This
is injustice. |
|
10:25:24:24
|
10:25:27:11
|
SOK
SAM OEUN |
This
is injustice. |
|
10:25:32:15
|
10:25:36:15
|
MONY |
Born
Samnang and Sok Sam Oeun are not the killers. |
|
10:25:37:01
|
10:25:42:08
|
MONY |
They
did not kill my brother, Chea Vichea. |
|
10:25:42:08
|
10:25:47:13
|
MONY |
The
proof used by the police is not real. |
|
10:25:47:18
|
10:25:50:14
|
MONY |
It is
made up. |
|
10:25:53:02
|
10:25:56:14
|
GRANDMOTHER
|
You
should buy them poison so they can commit suicide in jail |
|
10:25:56:14
|
10:25:58:17
|
GRANDMOTHER
|
and
not have to stay for twenty years. |
|
10:25:59:01
|
10:26:00:24
|
GRANDMOTHER
|
Let
them die tomorrow. |
|
10:26:01:06
|
10:26:05:04
|
KIM
SREE |
Why
did the court do this to my son? |
|
10:26:32:19
|
10:26:36:12
|
CAPTION |
[Born Samnang and Sok Sam Oeun are
innocent—they must be released] |
|
10:26:36:12
|
10:26:39:04
|
VO |
THE
TRIAL WAS WIDELY SEEN AS A TRAVESTY OF JUSTICE. |
|
10:26:39:04
|
10:26:42:11
|
VO |
HUMAN
RIGHTS GROUPS INSISTED THAT THE WRONG MEN HAD BEEN CONVICTED. |
|
10:26:43:16
|
10:26:46:04
|
VO |
BUT
WHO REALLY KILLED CHEA VICHEA, AND WHY? |
|
10:26:47:08
|
10:26:49:09
|
VO |
WE
WENT BACK TO THE CRIME SCENE. |
|
10:26:53:06
|
10:26:55:03
|
VO |
THE
WOMAN RUNNING THE NEWSSTAND, VA SOTHY, |
|
10:26:55:03
|
10:26:57:04
|
VO |
WAS
SITTING NEXT TO VICHEA WHEN HE WAS KILLED |
|
10:26:58:06
|
10:27:01:02
|
VO |
BUT
SHE HAD NEVER SPOKEN PUBLICLY ABOUT WHAT SHE HAD SEEN. |
|
10:27:02:14
|
10:27:05:14
|
VA
SOTHY |
If I
talk about this and the killer is still alive |
|
10:27:03:12
|
10:27:07:08
|
CAPTION |
Va Sothy - News seller |
|
10:27:06:02
|
10:27:08:13
|
VA
SOTHY |
then
he will know who I am |
|
10:27:08:17
|
10:27:10:14
|
VA
SOTHY |
and
can kill me. |
|
10:27:12:03
|
10:27:13:09
|
KEK
GALABRU |
You
have to understand her. |
|
10:27:13:09
|
10:27:16:11
|
KEK
GALABRU |
Her
life is really in danger. |
|
10:27:14:18
|
10:27:19:14
|
CAPTION |
Kek Galabru - Human Rights Advocate |
|
10:27:17:02
|
10:27:20:20
|
KEK
GALABRU |
If she
comes to testify, it's to tell the truth |
|
10:27:22:10
|
10:27:28:08
|
KEK
GALABRU |
and
the truth, maybe, is not what the police like to hear. |
|
10:27:29:06
|
10:27:31:00
|
KEK
GALABRU |
You
know what I mean? |
|
10:27:31:12
|
10:27:33:16
|
KEK
GALABRU |
She
cannot stay in the country. |
|
10:27:34:19
|
10:27:38:01
|
VO |
TO
TELL HER STORY, SOTHY WOULD HAVE TO LEAVE CAMBODIA. |
|
10:27:39:23
|
10:27:41:24
|
VO |
AND
AFTER MUCH DELIBERATION, SHE DID. |
|
10:27:42:07
|
10:27:46:03
|
VO |
SHE
CROSSED THE BORDER INTO THAILAND TO SEEK POLITICAL ASYLUM. |
|
10:27:54:16
|
10:27:56:07
|
VA
SOTHY |
On
that day |
|
10:27:58:18
|
10:28:00:04
|
VA
SOTHY |
there
was no one around. |
|
10:28:02:14
|
10:28:04:10
|
VA
SOTHY |
Nobody,
not a single customer. |
|
10:28:04:10
|
10:28:06:23
|
VA
SOTHY |
There
was only Vichea and me. |
|
10:28:08:07
|
10:28:10:16
|
VA
SOTHY |
The
most important feature was his eyes. |
|
10:28:11:04
|
10:28:15:18
|
VA
SOTHY |
When
the killer arrived, he was looking everywhere. |
|
10:28:16:04
|
10:28:19:02
|
VA
SOTHY |
He
looked at me as well |
|
10:28:19:02
|
10:28:22:08
|
VA
SOTHY |
and
was watching everything. |
|
10:28:24:07
|
10:28:26:16
|
VA
SOTHY |
He and
Vichea were facing each other |
|
10:28:26:23
|
10:28:30:10
|
VA
SOTHY |
then
the killer shot him in the head. |
|
10:28:32:08
|
10:28:33:13
|
VA
SOTHY |
Hit
him right here. |
|
10:28:36:04
|
10:28:39:10
|
VA
SOTHY |
and
before I could take a breath |
|
10:28:39:16
|
10:28:41:21
|
VA
SOTHY |
the
second shot came. |
|
10:28:44:14
|
10:28:47:15
|
VA
SOTHY |
The
bullet hit him in the heart on the left side. |
|
10:28:49:03
|
10:28:52:03
|
VA
SOTHY |
I was
so shocked I couldn't do anything. |
|
10:28:52:17
|
10:28:56:23
|
VA
SOTHY |
I
thought if I called an ambulance I could save his life. |
|
10:28:56:23
|
10:28:59:19
|
VA
SOTHY |
So I
called right away. |
|
10:29:04:05
|
10:29:08:00
|
VA
SOTHY |
Then
some of the shop owners saw |
|
10:29:08:07
|
10:29:12:03
|
VA
SOTHY |
a man
in civilian clothes near my newsstand |
|
10:29:12:06
|
10:29:14:05
|
VA
SOTHY |
talking
on a cell phone. |
|
10:29:14:17
|
10:29:15:23
|
VA
SOTHY |
I
heard him too. |
|
10:29:20:14
|
10:29:26:17
|
VA
SOTHY |
People
were scared when they realized he was an undercover cop. |
|
10:29:27:05
|
10:29:32:15
|
VA
SOTHY |
I
heard him say "This work is done." |
|
10:29:32:23
|
10:29:35:08
|
VA
SOTHY |
He was
on the phone |
|
10:29:35:08
|
10:29:38:09
|
VA
SOTHY |
but I
don't know who he was talking to. |
|
10:29:41:06
|
10:29:44:04
|
VO |
MINUTES
LATER, THE POLICE ARRIVED, AND THEY CAME IN LARGE NUMBERS. |
|
10:29:45:13
|
10:29:48:09
|
VO |
SOME
IN UNIFORM, AND MANY IN PLAIN CLOTHES. |
|
10:29:49:21
|
10:29:52:08
|
VO |
ACCORDING
TO A FORMER OFFICER, THIS MAN |
|
10:29:52:08
|
10:29:53:10
|
VO |
AND
THIS MAN |
|
10:29:53:20
|
10:29:56:16
|
VO |
ARE
BOTH UNDERCOVER POLICE POSING AS REPORTERS. |
|
10:29:58:00
|
10:30:02:01
|
VO |
DESPITE
THEIR STRONG PRESENCE THE POLICE FAILED TO PROTECT THE CRIME SCENE |
|
10:30:02:16
|
10:30:05:11
|
VO |
ALLOWING
JOURNALISTS AND OTHERS TO CONTAMINATE THE EVIDENCE. |
|
10:30:08:20
|
10:30:14:06
|
VO |
ABOUT
FIVE MINUTES AFTER THEY ARRIVED, THEY TOOK HIM AWAY. |
|
10:30:14:18
|
10:30:18:16
|
VA
SOTHY |
A high
ranking official ordered it. |
|
10:30:19:09
|
10:30:20:24
|
MAN W
MEGAPHONE |
What
do you want to know? |
|
10:30:25:21
|
10:30:29:07
|
MAN 1 |
You
have to let the specialist examine him first. |
|
10:30:29:23
|
10:30:31:21
|
MAN W
MEGAPHONE |
Come
on, let's go. |
|
10:30:32:08
|
10:30:34:03
|
MAN IN
UNIFORM |
Go,
go, go, go! |
|
10:30:36:04
|
10:30:39:13
|
MAN W
MEGAPHONE |
We're
taking the body to the temple. |
|
10:30:40:02
|
10:30:44:07
|
MAN 2 |
Do you
take the body away to destroy the evidence? |
|
10:30:47:12
|
10:30:52:09
|
VO |
FIVE
DAYS LATER, THE POLICE SHOWED THE DRAWING TO THE MEDIA. |
|
10:30:53:20
|
10:30:55:22
|
HENG
POV |
If I
find this guy, I will arrest him |
|
10:30:56:11
|
10:30:59:03
|
HENG
POV |
We
have a witness who saw him very clearly. |
|
10:31:01:04
|
10:31:04:16
|
VA
SOTHY |
I
called police chief Heng Pov |
|
10:31:04:16
|
10:31:06:13
|
VA
SOTHY |
and it
was no social call. |
|
10:31:06:13
|
10:31:08:20
|
VA
SOTHY |
I said
"What you did was wrong" |
|
10:31:08:24
|
10:31:13:14
|
VA
SOTHY |
"I
never said I saw the killer. Why did you say I did?" |
|
10:31:14:08
|
10:31:18:21
|
HENG
POV |
I ask
everyone to please have faith. |
|
10:31:19:17
|
10:31:24:17
|
HENG POV
|
I will
do anything to find justice. |
|
10:31:25:09
|
10:31:29:02
|
VA
SOTHY |
The
drawing doesn't look anything like the killer. |
|
10:31:29:09
|
10:31:33:03
|
VA
SOTHY |
It's a
total fake. |
|
10:31:38:05
|
10:31:42:02
|
HENG
POV |
I
would like you not to write about the news seller. |
|
10:31:42:08
|
10:31:45:04
|
HENG
POV |
I
shouldn't have said that. |
|
10:31:45:18
|
10:31:47:09
|
HENG
POV |
It's a
serious mistake. |
|
10:31:47:22
|
10:31:50:00
|
HENG
POV |
Please
do not write about that. |
|
10:31:50:00
|
10:31:54:07
|
HENG
POV |
If you
want to help Chea Vichea, don't mention the news seller. |
|
10:31:54:20
|
10:31:58:06
|
HENG
POV |
If you
don't want to help Chea Vichea, then go ahead and write it. |
|
10:31:59:22
|
10:32:03:21
|
VO |
ALTHOUGH
WITNESSES SAID BORN SAMNANG WAS 60KM AWAY AT THE TIME OF THE MURDER |
|
10:32:04:24
|
10:32:06:21
|
VO |
THE
DRAWING LOOKED A LOT LIKE HIM. |
|
10:32:09:10
|
10:32:11:16
|
VO |
HE HAD
BEEN WORKING AS A SALESMAN FOR THIS PHARMACY |
|
10:32:11:20
|
10:32:13:11
|
VO |
BUT
HAD BEEN CAUGHT PILFERING MONEY. |
|
10:32:14:04
|
10:32:15:20
|
VO |
THE
COMPANY WANTED ITS MONEY BACK |
|
10:32:15:20
|
10:32:18:08
|
VO |
AND
BORN SAMNANG'S MOTHER WAS WORRIED THEY WOULD LOSE THEIR HOUSE. |
|
10:32:18:19
|
10:32:22:04
|
KIM
SREE |
When I
learned about the loss of the company's money |
|
10:32:20:08
|
10:32:25:09
|
CAPTION |
Nuong Kim Sree - Mother of Born Samnang |
|
10:32:22:14
|
10:32:26:12
|
KIM
SREE |
I
decided to disown him, but I didn't think it was a big deal. |
|
10:32:26:23
|
10:32:29:18
|
KIM
SREE |
I did
it to make him stop. |
|
10:32:30:03
|
10:32:33:16
|
KIM
SREE |
But I
didn't think it would lead to something like this. |
|
10:32:34:10
|
10:32:36:08
|
VO |
SHE
SUBMITTED THE DOCUMENTS TO THE POLICE. |
|
10:32:36:23
|
10:32:41:01
|
VO |
THEN,
SHORTLY AFTER VICHEA WAS KILLED, THE POLICE ASKED HER FOR A PHOTO. |
|
10:32:42:09
|
10:32:45:20
|
KIM
SREE |
This
is the photo of my son |
|
10:32:46:02
|
10:32:49:04
|
KIM
SREE |
that I
brought to police headquarters. |
|
10:32:51:20
|
10:32:55:09
|
VO |
A FEW
DAYS LATER, THEY PRESENTED THE DRAWING. |
|
10:33:07:21
|
10:33:14:00
|
KIM
SREE |
If I
hadn't cut ties with him, none of this would have happened. |
|
10:33:21:22
|
10:33:29:13
|
VUON
PHON |
After
the murder, they had to find someone to blame. |
|
10:33:22:19
|
10:33:28:16
|
CAPTION |
Vuon Phon - Father of Sok Sam Oeun |
|
10:33:30:13
|
10:33:34:01
|
VUON
PHON |
Once
they had Born Samnang, that was one |
|
10:33:34:07
|
10:33:37:11
|
VUON
PHON |
and
they said, "Let's find another one." |
|
10:33:38:07
|
10:33:41:14
|
VUON
PHON |
So
they made him point to my son. |
|
10:33:41:24
|
10:33:44:21
|
VUON
PHON |
In
fact, my son had no involvement whatsoever. |
|
10:33:47:11
|
10:33:50:04
|
VO |
THERE
WAS NO EVIDENCE LINKING SOK SAM OEUN TO THE CRIME. |
|
10:33:51:00
|
10:33:53:13
|
VO |
YET HE
WAS NAMED IN BORN SAMNANG'S CONFESSION. |
|
10:33:54:11
|
10:33:56:14
|
VO |
WHY? |
|
10:33:57:08
|
10:34:00:12
|
VO |
THE
ANSWER LAY WITH A THIEF NAMED DIN DOEUN. |
|
10:34:03:05
|
10:34:08:03
|
FORMER
OFFICER |
I
arrested Din Doeun back in 1994 |
|
10:34:05:05
|
10:34:08:15
|
CAPTION |
Former Officer - Phnom Penh Police |
|
10:34:08:03
|
10:34:11:12
|
FORMER
OFFICER |
and trained
him to work for us as an informer. |
|
10:34:12:02
|
10:34:14:08
|
FORMER
OFFICER |
Sometimes
he's a bad man. |
|
10:34:14:20
|
10:34:19:10
|
FORMER
OFFICER |
For
example, if he knows of a thief who has stolen something |
|
10:34:19:14
|
10:34:22:02
|
FORMER
OFFICER |
and
won't share with him, |
|
10:34:22:09
|
10:34:23:24
|
FORMER
OFFICER |
he'll
report him to the police. |
|
10:34:25:07
|
10:34:27:13
|
VO |
DIN
DOEUN AND SOK SAM OEUN WERE IN AN ARGUMENT |
|
10:34:27:22
|
10:34:31:10
|
VO |
AND
THE NEXT DAY DIN DOEUN MADE THIS STATEMENT TO THE POLICE. |
|
10:34:31:11
|
10:34:35:04
|
VO |
HE
ACCUSED SOK SAM OEUN AND OTHERS OF RUNNING A RING OF HIRED KILLERS. |
|
10:34:34:17
|
10:34:37:07
|
CAPTION |
"hired killer" |
|
10:34:37:16
|
10:34:40:23
|
CAPTION |
"price is $8000 to $10,000" |
|
10:34:39:22
|
10:34:42:02
|
VO |
THERE
WAS NO SUBSTANCE TO THE ACCUSATION |
|
10:34:41:04
|
10:34:43:05
|
CAPTION |
"a man named Sok Sam Oeun" |
|
10:34:42:07
|
10:34:45:08
|
VO |
BUT
LIKE THE DOCUMENTS ON BORN SAMNANG, |
|
10:34:45:10
|
10:34:46:24
|
VO |
THE
STATEMENT ENDED UP ON THE DESK OF POLICE LIEUTENANT HUN SONG |
|
10:34:47:11
|
10:34:50:03
|
VO |
JUST A
FEW DAYS BEFORE VICHEA'S DEATH. |
|
10:34:52:11
|
10:34:56:13
|
VO |
AND
THEN SHORTLY AFTER THE MURDER, SOK SAM OEUN WAS ARRESTED. |
|
10:34:57:04
|
10:35:02:04
|
SOK
SAM OEUN |
Din
Doeun made up this story with the police chief. |
|
10:35:13:21
|
10:35:16:19
|
VO |
THE
POLICE PROVIDED ONE OTHER KEY PIECE OF EVIDENCE: |
|
10:35:16:19
|
10:35:18:24
|
VO |
THE
MURDER WEAPON. |
|
10:35:19:06
|
10:35:22:07
|
VA
SOTHY |
Right
after the shooting |
|
10:35:22:17
|
10:35:26:07
|
VA
SOTHY |
the
killer put the gun in his shirt |
|
10:35:26:14
|
10:35:29:13
|
VA
SOTHY |
and
walked out. |
|
10:35:30:23
|
10:35:32:17
|
SOUN
CHHEANGLY |
After
their escape, |
|
10:35:32:17
|
10:35:35:14
|
SOUN
CHHEANGLY |
they
hid the weapon |
|
10:35:35:21
|
10:35:40:17
|
SOUN
CHHEANGLY |
in the
palm trees by Midah street. |
|
10:35:42:14
|
10:35:45:04
|
VO |
THE
POLICE SAID THEY FOUND THE GUN AT THE BASE OF THIS PALM TREE |
|
10:35:46:04
|
10:35:48:07
|
VO |
AND
THAT BORN SAMNANG BROUGHT THEM HERE. |
|
10:35:49:19
|
10:35:53:03
|
SOUN
CHHEANGLY |
We
sent the gun for analysis |
|
10:35:54:04
|
10:35:56:20
|
SOUN
CHHEANGLY |
and
the results showed |
|
10:35:57:19
|
10:36:00:10
|
SOUN
CHHEANGLY |
that
the gun matched the bullet shells |
|
10:36:01:08
|
10:36:03:24
|
SOUN
CHHEANGLY |
that
we found at the crime scene. |
|
10:36:06:21
|
10:36:09:22
|
NGUON
SOEUR |
In
Cambodia, when you want to kill someone, |
|
10:36:08:01
|
10:36:15:02
|
CAPTION |
Nguon Soeur - Former Deputy Chief, Phnom
Penh Police |
|
10:36:10:06
|
10:36:13:10
|
NGUON
SOEUR |
you
look for people who have guns. |
|
10:36:14:07
|
10:36:17:19
|
NGUON
SOEUR |
You
and I don’t have the guns. |
|
10:36:17:19
|
10:36:21:03
|
NGUON
SOEUR |
So who
has the guns in Cambodia? |
|
10:36:22:12
|
10:36:26:22
|
NGUON
SOEUR |
The
police, the military people etc. |
|
10:36:27:11
|
10:36:30:02
|
NGUON
SOEUR |
That’s
it. I cannot be more explicit. |
|
10:36:30:18
|
10:36:32:04
|
BORN
SAMNANG |
They
prepared all this in advance |
|
10:36:32:04
|
10:36:33:21
|
BORN
SAMNANG |
and
forced me to thumbprint. |
|
10:36:34:08
|
10:36:37:13
|
BORN
SAMNANG |
Then they
took me to where the gun was. |
|
10:36:39:05
|
10:36:43:11
|
VO |
BORN
SAMNANG HAD BEEN AWAY IN NEAK LOEUNG, SAID WITNESSES, |
|
10:36:43:18
|
10:36:46:02
|
VO |
WITH
HIS GIRLFRIEND, ON THE DAY VICHEA WAS KILLED |
|
10:36:47:08
|
10:36:50:22
|
VO |
YET
THE POLICE STILL FOUND THE GUN IN THIS DESERTED FIELD. |
|
10:36:54:05
|
10:36:57:10
|
SOUN
CHHEANGLY |
All of
this shows |
|
10:36:57:20
|
10:37:01:00
|
SOUN
CHHEANGLY |
that
they definitely committed the crime. |
|
10:37:01:19
|
10:37:04:03
|
SOUN
CHHEANGLY |
Without
a doubt. |
|
10:37:07:22
|
10:37:09:16
|
VO |
THE
OFFICIAL STORY WAS UNDER ATTACK IN THE PRESS. |
|
10:37:10:12
|
10:37:13:01
|
VO |
THE
POLICE WENT BACK TO NEAK LOEUNG. |
|
10:37:14:12
|
10:37:17:17
|
HONG |
Four
or five policemen arrived at my house. |
|
10:37:17:17
|
10:37:21:03
|
HONG |
One of
them was a high ranking official. |
|
10:37:21:21
|
10:37:24:07
|
HONG |
He
said, if you do not do what I tell you, |
|
10:37:24:07
|
10:37:26:23
|
HONG |
then I
will make problems for your family |
|
10:37:26:23
|
10:37:30:03
|
HONG |
and
Born Samnang won't be released. |
|
10:37:31:01
|
10:37:35:17
|
NGOEUN
|
The
guy said, you must say what I tell you |
|
10:37:31:21
|
10:37:36:18
|
CAPTION |
Nguyen Thi Ngoeun - Mother of Girlfriend |
|
10:37:36:02
|
10:37:37:19
|
NGOEUN
|
or you
must be careful. |
|
10:37:38:07
|
10:37:41:01
|
NGOEUN
|
But I
said I have nothing to be careful about. |
|
10:37:41:18
|
10:37:46:19
|
NGOEUN
|
He
only threatened me because I know this stuff is true. |
|
10:37:47:09
|
10:37:48:21
|
HONG |
This
is him. |
|
10:37:49:10
|
10:37:51:07
|
HONG |
This
is the guy who told me. |
|
10:37:51:12
|
10:37:55:09
|
HONG |
He
said if I say this, my family will be okay. |
|
10:37:55:16
|
10:37:58:06
|
HONG |
If I
don't, my family will disappear. |
|
10:38:03:05
|
10:38:05:06
|
VO |
THIS
WAS LIEUTENANT HUN SONG |
|
10:38:05:16
|
10:38:10:00
|
VO |
THE
SAME HUN SONG WHO HAD ARRESTED BOTH BORN SAMNANG AND SOK SAM OEUN. |
|
10:38:13:03
|
10:38:16:04
|
VO |
AIDING
HIM IN THE ARRESTS WAS LIEUTENANT LY RASY |
|
10:38:16:17
|
10:38:20:13
|
VO |
WHO
ACCORDING TO BORN SAMNANG TOLD HIM WHAT TO SAY IN HIS CONFESSION. |
|
10:38:23:06
|
10:38:26:11
|
VO |
BOTH
WERE SUBORDINATES OF DEPUTY POLICE CHIEF HENG POV |
|
10:38:26:20
|
10:38:30:00
|
VO |
WHO
HAD LED THE VICHEA INVESTIGATION FROM THE BEGINNING. |
|
10:38:33:03
|
10:38:37:04
|
HENRIK |
Many
senior police officers in Cambodia have under them |
|
10:38:37:04
|
10:38:39:07
|
HENRIK |
apart
from their regular forces, |
|
10:38:39:12
|
10:38:42:09
|
HENRIK |
they
also have what is called the secret forces |
|
10:38:42:19
|
10:38:48:00
|
HENRIK |
and
these persons are responsible for carrying out the dirty work as they call
it. |
|
10:38:48:08
|
10:38:53:01
|
HENRIK |
Everything
from trafficking in drugs, trafficking in human beings |
|
10:38:53:22
|
10:38:56:22
|
HENRIK |
involving
kidnappings, murder. |
|
10:38:54:12
|
10:38:57:13
|
CAPTION |
Henrik Alffram - Former UN Consultant |
|
10:39:01:19
|
10:39:04:04
|
THONG
UY PANG |
They
are all cruel murderers. |
|
10:39:06:09
|
10:39:08:20
|
THONG
UY PANG |
When
the police shot me, |
|
10:39:06:24
|
10:39:11:11
|
CAPTION |
Thong Uy Pang - Newspaper Publisher |
|
10:39:09:10
|
10:39:11:22
|
THONG
UY PANG |
I ran
for ten meters then fell. |
|
10:39:12:13
|
10:39:16:13
|
THONG
UY PANG |
They
brought the picture for me to identify. That's the shooter in the middle. |
|
10:39:17:10
|
10:39:21:03
|
THONG
UY PANG |
Heng
Pov has only one leg. |
|
10:39:21:23
|
10:39:23:15
|
THONG
UY PANG |
He
never does the shooting himself. |
|
10:39:23:24
|
10:39:26:02
|
THONG
UY PANG |
He has
others do it for him. |
|
10:39:26:16
|
10:39:32:06
|
THONG
UY PANG |
Now he
has seven men who do the killings for him. |
|
10:39:34:00
|
10:39:36:01
|
HENRIK
|
The
higher up you come in the police force |
|
10:39:36:01
|
10:39:39:13
|
HENRIK
|
the
more powerful would these secret forces often be |
|
10:39:39:22
|
10:39:42:09
|
HENRIK
|
and
it's clear that it goes all the way to the top. |
|
10:39:42:19
|
10:39:47:11
|
HENRIK
|
It's
clear that Police Chief Hok Lundy himself |
|
10:39:48:03
|
10:39:52:09
|
HENRIK
|
has
groups that carry out dirty work for him. |
|
10:39:53:19
|
10:39:57:10
|
VO |
AT THE
TOP OF THE POLICE FORCE WAS FOUR-STAR GENERAL HOK LUNDY |
|
10:39:57:23
|
10:40:00:23
|
VO |
HUN
SEN'S RIGHT HAND MAN AND TOP ENFORCER. |
|
10:40:01:12
|
10:40:06:07
|
NGUON
SOEUR |
Hok
Lundy is an executioner. |
|
10:40:07:04
|
10:40:13:07
|
NGUON
SOEUR |
On
this earth, Hok Lundy is as powerful as God. |
|
10:40:13:22
|
10:40:17:19
|
NGUON
SOEUR |
He
decides who gets to live and who doesn't. |
|
10:40:19:11
|
10:40:24:02
|
NGUON
SOEUR |
He's
as powerful as God, and if he decides you have one hour left to live, |
|
10:40:24:02
|
10:40:26:01
|
NGUON
SOEUR |
then
you have one hour left to live. |
|
10:40:27:21
|
10:40:30:08
|
FORMER
OFFICER |
When
they needed a job done, |
|
10:40:29:01
|
10:40:34:19
|
CAPTION |
Former Officer - Phnom Penh Police |
|
10:40:30:16
|
10:40:37:01
|
FORMER
OFFICER |
Hok
Lundy would call men like Heng Pov to a meeting. |
|
10:40:37:05
|
10:40:41:16
|
FORMER
OFFICER |
Then
he would hire other policemen to do the work. |
|
10:40:42:03
|
10:40:47:01
|
FORMER
OFFICER |
He'd
pick two or three of us and give us pictures of the target. |
|
10:40:48:04
|
10:40:53:13
|
FORMER
OFFICER |
We'd
know the victim's destination |
|
10:40:55:03
|
10:40:59:02
|
FORMER
OFFICER |
and
our guys would follow him. |
|
10:41:00:07
|
10:41:03:05
|
FORMER
OFFICER |
Our
orders were to just kill the target. |
|
10:41:03:22
|
10:41:08:06
|
FORMER
OFFICER |
But if
there were problems, |
|
10:41:08:17
|
10:41:12:18
|
FORMER
OFFICER |
we
just killed them all. |
|
10:41:15:08
|
10:41:18:10
|
FORMER
OFFICER |
Afterward,
we'd feed the corpse to the crocodiles. |
|
10:41:20:09
|
10:41:22:21
|
BRAD |
- How
many times do you think you went to the crocodile farm? |
|
10:41:23:04
|
10:41:25:18
|
FORMER
OFFICER |
Many. |
|
10:41:27:03
|
10:41:28:16
|
BRAD |
- More
than ten? |
|
10:41:28:21
|
10:41:31:00
|
FORMER
OFFICER |
Please.
A lot. More than ten. |
|
10:41:39:07
|
10:41:44:14
|
NGUON
SOEUR |
A
Cambodian's life is worth the same as a chicken. |
|
10:41:49:02
|
10:41:53:13
|
NGUON
SOEUR |
In France,
a dog's life is more valuable |
|
10:41:53:13
|
10:41:55:13
|
NGUON
SOEUR |
than a
man's life is in Cambodia. |
|
10:41:56:02
|
10:41:59:24
|
NGUON
SOEUR |
In
France, a dog rescue group will have you arrested |
|
10:42:00:07
|
10:42:03:04
|
NGUON
SOEUR |
if you
kill a dog. |
|
10:42:09:23
|
10:42:11:22
|
VO |
THE
POLICE CASE WAS DEEPLY FLAWED |
|
10:42:11:22
|
10:42:17:07
|
VO |
BUT
INSTEAD OF THROWING THE CASE OUT, THE COURT HAD CONVICTED THE TWO MEN. |
|
10:42:20:06
|
10:42:24:06
|
HENRIK
|
Of all
state institutions, it's the institution that people have the least trust in |
|
10:42:24:20
|
10:42:26:19
|
HENRIK
|
and
it's considered to be the most corrupt. |
|
10:42:29:18
|
10:42:34:21
|
HENRIK
|
The
judiciary is characterized by a high level of incompetence |
|
10:42:36:19
|
10:42:39:07
|
HENRIK
|
very
poorly trained and educated judges, |
|
10:42:39:18
|
10:42:44:19
|
HENRIK
|
many
have not even finished high school, have no legal training |
|
10:42:48:08
|
10:42:49:22
|
SOK
SAMOEUN |
In Pol
Pot's time |
|
10:42:49:22
|
10:42:52:16
|
SOK
SAMOEUN |
Khmer
Rouge destroyed all courts. |
|
10:42:53:23
|
10:42:56:14
|
SOK
SAMOEUN |
By
around 1982 |
|
10:42:56:22
|
10:43:02:10
|
SOK
SAMOEUN |
only
ten legally educated people survived in Cambodia. |
|
10:42:57:09
|
10:43:00:14
|
CAPTION |
Sok Samoeun - Defense Lawyer |
|
10:43:02:10
|
10:43:06:16
|
SOK
SAMOEUN |
That's
why many judges have no law degree in Cambodia. |
|
10:43:08:00
|
10:43:11:19
|
SOK
SAMOEUN |
The
other problem with the judiciary is that it's controlled by the executive. |
|
10:43:13:00
|
10:43:15:19
|
HENRIK
|
Probably
the most influential person |
|
10:43:15:19
|
10:43:18:02
|
HENRIK
|
who
exercises the most pressure on the court |
|
10:43:18:02
|
10:43:22:15
|
HENRIK
|
is Om
Yentieng, the prime minister's adviser |
|
10:43:22:15
|
10:43:25:04
|
HENRIK
|
and
also the head of the Cambodian Human Rights Committee. |
|
10:43:25:14
|
10:43:29:07
|
OM
YENTIENG |
We
have the right to investigate by ourselves |
|
10:43:26:23
|
10:43:32:03
|
CAPTION |
Om Yentieng - Adviser to Hun Sen |
|
10:43:29:11
|
10:43:34:17
|
OM
YENTIENG |
or we
can cooperate with the police to investigate together |
|
10:43:34:21
|
10:43:42:06
|
OM
YENTIENG |
or we
have the right to accept or deny the investigation report from the police. |
|
10:43:42:17
|
10:43:45:09
|
BRAD |
- So
what's your opinion on the Chea Vichea case? |
|
10:43:46:05
|
10:43:53:03
|
OM YENTIENG
|
I
don't find in the verdict of the judge that he committed any mistake. |
|
10:43:53:14
|
10:43:59:02
|
OM
YENTIENG |
And
until now, we have not yet received any proof that they can show to the judge
|
|
10:43:59:02
|
10:44:02:12
|
OM
YENTIENG |
that
the two guys are innocent. |
|
10:44:03:05
|
10:44:07:10
|
FORMER
OFFICIAL |
When
was the last time a judge made his own decision? |
|
10:44:06:19
|
10:44:12:03
|
CAPTION |
Former government official |
|
10:44:07:17
|
10:44:09:14
|
FORMER
OFFICIAL |
There
isn’t a single judge who is independent. |
|
10:44:10:05
|
10:44:12:23
|
FORMER
OFFICIAL |
They
are all run by the CPP. |
|
10:44:13:07
|
10:44:15:04
|
FORMER
OFFICIAL |
They
never let judges make their own decisions. |
|
10:44:15:09
|
10:44:21:03
|
FORMER
OFFICIAL |
If a
judge makes a decision on his own, the consequences can be fatal. |
|
10:44:28:23
|
10:44:33:19
|
HENRIK
|
Anyone
close to the prime minister can operate with complete impunity. |
|
10:44:35:22
|
10:44:40:05
|
HENRIK
|
Certainly
if you belong to his circle you can do whatever you want |
|
10:44:40:14
|
10:44:42:01
|
HENRIK
|
and
you will be protected. |
|
10:44:46:09
|
10:44:50:04
|
ROBERT
|
Ministers
live in fantastic huge houses with fantastic cars |
|
10:44:47:07
|
10:44:49:16
|
CAPTION |
Robert Carmichael - Editor, Phnom Penh
Post |
|
10:44:50:16
|
10:44:52:13
|
ROBERT
|
beyond
the means of their salaries. |
|
10:44:52:19
|
10:44:55:17
|
ROBERT
|
People
get used to the fat life. |
|
10:44:59:04
|
10:45:02:04
|
HENRIK
|
The
fact is, on the part of the elite |
|
10:45:02:04
|
10:45:05:16
|
HENRIK
|
there's
simply no interest in changing the current system. |
|
10:45:07:01
|
10:45:11:20
|
HENRIK
|
You
have a system in which you can determine the outcome of any criminal case, |
|
10:45:12:05
|
10:45:15:02
|
HENRIK
|
you
can make sure that you're never brought to trial yourself |
|
10:45:15:23
|
10:45:19:07
|
HENRIK
|
so why
would you want to change the system? |
|
10:45:20:05
|
10:45:22:22
|
HENRIK
|
I
think that's what the international community is missing. |
|
10:45:22:22
|
10:45:27:23
|
HENRIK
|
We
assume there is a will in changing the current system |
|
10:45:27:23
|
10:45:29:11
|
HENRIK
|
and
it's simply not there. |
|
10:45:32:18
|
10:45:34:09
|
VO |
FOUR
MONTHS AFTER THE ELECTION |
|
10:45:34:09
|
10:45:38:00
|
VO |
NEGOTIATIONS
TO FORM A NEW GOVERNMENT WERE AT A STANDSTILL. |
|
10:45:42:18
|
10:45:48:07
|
HUN
SEN |
They
want a new government with three parties and a new prime minister. |
|
10:45:48:09
|
10:45:49:05
|
HUN
SEN |
No
way. |
|
10:45:50:04
|
10:45:51:14
|
HUN
SEN |
It
won't happen. |
|
10:45:52:06
|
10:45:54:10
|
VO |
CHALLENGING
THE REGIME WAS A RISKY ENDEAVOR. |
|
10:45:55:23
|
10:45:59:16
|
VO |
BEFORE
THE ELECTION, THERE HAD BEEN A SERIES OF HIGH-PROFILE KILLINGS. |
|
10:46:00:22
|
10:46:02:21
|
VO |
A
POLITICALLY ACTIVE MONK |
|
10:46:03:13
|
10:46:05:11
|
VO |
A
FUNCINPEC ADVISER |
|
10:46:06:00
|
10:46:07:17
|
VO |
AND A
MUNICIPAL COURT JUDGE. |
|
10:46:10:12
|
10:46:13:04
|
VO |
THEN
AFTER THE ELECTION, THE KILLINGS RESUMED. |
|
10:46:15:00
|
10:46:18:02
|
VO |
CHUOR
CHETHARITH, A JOURNALIST FOR THE FUNCINPEC PARTY, |
|
10:46:18:09
|
10:46:20:03
|
VO |
WAS
GUNNED DOWN. |
|
10:46:20:21
|
10:46:24:00
|
VO |
THREE
MONTHS LATER, CHEA VICHEA WAS KILLED. |
|
10:46:29:16
|
10:46:31:14
|
KEM
SOKHA |
I have
the question quickly: |
|
10:46:31:16
|
10:46:34:00
|
KEM
SOKHA |
Why
kill him? |
|
10:46:34:12
|
10:46:37:18
|
KEM
SOKHA |
And
after, I think okay, |
|
10:46:36:04
|
10:46:40:08
|
CAPTION |
Kem Sokha - Human Rights Advocate |
|
10:46:37:18
|
10:46:42:08
|
KEM
SOKHA |
maybe
they want to send a message to another leader. |
|
10:46:45:03
|
10:46:47:17
|
RAINSY
|
Sometimes
they don't dare |
|
10:46:47:10
|
10:46:50:23
|
CAPTION |
Sam Rainsy - President, Sam Rainsy Party |
|
10:46:47:21
|
10:46:50:14
|
RAINSY
|
to
kill the main target. |
|
10:46:51:06
|
10:46:54:03
|
RAINSY
|
They
kill a secondary target. |
|
10:46:55:06
|
10:46:57:19
|
VO |
ALL
THESE KILLINGS WERE INVESTIGATED BY HENG POV |
|
10:46:58:11
|
10:47:02:01
|
VO |
WHO
TOOK ORDERS DIRECTLY FROM POLICE CHIEF HOK LUNDY |
|
10:47:02:11
|
10:47:06:18
|
VO |
WHO
TOOK ORDERS FROM NO ONE BUT PRIME MINISTER HUN SEN. |
|
10:47:09:22
|
10:47:12:22
|
SON
CHHAY |
So
this message is clear cut. |
|
10:47:13:12
|
10:47:15:06
|
SON CHHAY
|
Stop
being stubborn. |
|
10:47:15:21
|
10:47:17:09
|
SON
CHHAY |
Accept
Hun Sen |
|
10:47:18:09
|
10:47:20:17
|
SON
CHHAY |
take
what we give you |
|
10:47:19:09
|
10:47:22:19
|
CAPTION |
Son Chhay - Member of Parliament SRP |
|
10:47:22:01
|
10:47:25:04
|
SON
CHHAY |
and
produce a new government. |
|
10:47:28:15
|
10:47:31:00
|
VO |
THE
MESSAGE CAME THROUGH LOUD AND CLEAR. |
|
10:47:33:22
|
10:47:35:22
|
VO |
PRINCE
RANARIDDH ABANDONED SAM RAINSY |
|
10:47:36:12
|
10:47:39:16
|
VO |
AND
REJOINED HUN SEN IN A NEW TWO-PARTY COALITION GOVERNMENT. |
|
10:47:40:03
|
10:47:46:04
|
VO |
AND ON
JULY 15, 2004, HUN SEN WAS AGAIN RE-APPOINTED PRIME MINISTER. |
|
10:47:54:14
|
10:47:56:24
|
BR
AMBASSADOR |
It's a
great step forward, and we're all pleased. |
|
10:47:56:11
|
10:48:00:10
|
CAPTION |
Stephen Bridges - British Ambassador |
|
10:47:57:09
|
10:48:00:22
|
BR
AMBASSADOR |
After
11 months, peacefully resolved. That's what democracy is all about. |
|
10:48:01:07
|
10:48:04:16
|
US
AMBASSADOR |
We're
happy to see a new government and we wish them all the success. |
|
10:48:01:16
|
10:48:04:10
|
CAPTION |
Charles Ray - US Ambassador |
|
10:48:08:20
|
10:48:12:23
|
VO |
IT
TOOK ALMOST A YEAR, BUT THE GOVERNMENT WAS BACK IN BUSINESS. |
|
10:48:14:09
|
10:48:19:14
|
VO |
THE
FOREIGN DONORS WERE SATISFIED, THE POLITICAL DEADLOCK WAS RESOLVED |
|
10:48:20:24
|
10:48:23:15
|
VO |
AND
THE STRONGMAN WAS STILL ON TOP. |
|
10:48:27:09
|
10:48:31:20
|
VO |
FOR
HUN SEN, IT WAS NOTHING LESS THAN TOTAL VICTORY. |
|
10:48:41:19
|
10:48:44:21
|
CAPTION |
April 6, 2007 |
|
10:48:44:03
|
10:48:45:16
|
VO |
AFTER
THREE YEARS OF PRISON, |
|
10:48:46:08
|
10:48:49:14
|
VO |
BORN
SAMNANG'S AND SOK SAM OEUN'S APPEAL WAS ABOUT TO BE HEARD. |
|
10:48:52:11
|
10:48:57:13
|
VO |
WITH
THE POLITICAL SITUATION STABILIZED, THEIR FAMILIES HOPED THEY COULD GO FREE. |
|
10:49:14:17
|
10:49:17:12
|
SOK SAM
OEUN |
I'm
not a killer like they say. |
|
10:49:17:16
|
10:49:19:05
|
SOK
SAM OEUN |
It's
an injustice. |
|
10:49:19:08
|
10:49:23:03
|
SOK
SAM OEUN |
It's
no different than the Khmer Rouge. |
|
10:49:43:19
|
10:49:48:03
|
VO |
AS IN
THE ORIGINAL TRIAL, A PARADE OF WITNESSES TESTIFIED FOR THE DEFENSE. |
|
10:49:49:21
|
10:49:52:24
|
VO |
NONE
TESTIFIED FOR THE PROSECUTION. |
|
10:49:55:16
|
10:49:58:01
|
VO |
THE
PROSECUTOR SAID HE DIDN'T HAVE ENOUGH EVIDENCE |
|
10:49:58:01
|
10:50:00:23
|
VO |
AND
ASKED FOR MORE TIME TO INVESTIGATE. |
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10:50:13:20
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10:50:16:16
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VO |
THE
APPEAL WAS DENIED. |
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10:50:17:16
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10:50:22:17
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VO |
THE
TWO MEN WERE SENT BACK TO PRISON TO SERVE THE REST OF THEIR 20-YEAR
SENTENCES. |
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10:50:23:16
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10:50:29:03
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MONY |
If the
government wants to keep them locked up, that's what they'll do. |
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10:50:30:16
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10:50:31:24
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MONY |
The
government is the killer. |
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10:50:33:24
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10:50:39:05
|
MONY |
This
is a government that's corrupt, |
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10:50:35:08
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10:50:38:18
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CAPTION |
Chea Mony - Brother of Chea Vichea |
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10:50:39:15
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10:50:44:13
|
MONY |
that
murders people, violates human rights, |
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10:50:45:03
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10:50:48:22
|
MONY |
and
the U.S embassy says that human rights have improved. |
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10:50:49:08
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10:50:52:03
|
MONY |
I feel
so hopeless. |
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10:50:53:04
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10:50:57:18
|
RAINSY
|
The
international community has other, bigger concerns. |
|
10:50:58:17
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10:51:04:02
|
RAINSY
|
In
their eyes there are other issues, other objectives. |
|
10:51:04:17
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10:51:08:13
|
RAINSY
|
First,
they want to remain present in Cambodia. |
|
10:51:09:16
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10:51:16:05
|
RAINSY
|
They
are not going to cut diplomatic ties with Hun Sen, because of Chea Vichea. |
|
10:51:17:03
|
10:51:21:17
|
RAINSY
|
So for
strategic reasons |
|
10:51:21:22
|
10:51:27:01
|
RAINSY
|
Chea
Vichea is just a drop of water in the ocean. |
|
10:51:41:09
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10:51:45:18
|
KIMNY |
My older
daughter remembers everything. |
|
10:51:47:04
|
10:51:51:02
|
KIMNY |
She
always says, "I miss Papa." |
|
10:51:51:02
|
10:51:54:17
|
KIMNY |
"Why
was my father killed if he was good?" |
|
10:51:56:09
|
10:51:59:17
|
KIMNY |
It's
because our country has no law. |
|
10:51:59:17
|
10:52:02:01
|
KIMNY |
That's
what I always tell her. |
|
10:52:16:02
|
10:52:18:16
|
WORKER
1 |
When
he was here |
|
10:52:19:03
|
10:52:21:04
|
WORKER
1 |
we
could always rely on him to help us. |
|
10:52:21:14
|
10:52:24:24
|
WORKER
1 |
But
since we lost him, it’s harder now. |
|
10:52:31:17
|
10:52:33:18
|
WORKER
2 |
He
helped us a lot. |
|
10:52:36:05
|
10:52:38:08
|
WORKER
2 |
He
dared to challenge them |
|
10:52:38:08
|
10:52:40:22
|
WORKER
2 |
that's
why he was killed. |
|
10:52:45:16
|
10:52:47:14
|
WORKER
3 |
It’s
like we don’t have anyone to rely on anymore. |
|
10:52:47:21
|
10:52:50:13
|
WORKER
3 |
It's
like losing a mother. |
|
10:53:11:23
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10:53:15:03
|
CAPTION |
Hun Sen has been in power since 1985. |
|
10:53:15:14
|
10:53:18:19
|
CAPTION |
In 2008 he won another five-year term as
Prime Minister. |
|
10:53:22:02
|
10:53:25:07
|
CAPTION |
Chea Kimny and her children received
political asylum |
|
10:53:25:18
|
10:53:28:23
|
CAPTION |
They live in Finland |
|
10:53:31:08
|
10:53:34:13
|
CAPTION |
Va Sothy never returned to Cambodia |
|
10:53:34:24
|
10:53:38:04
|
CAPTION |
She received political asylum and lives in
the United States |
|
10:53:40:23
|
10:53:43:18
|
CAPTION |
Heng Pov fell victim to political
infighting. |
|
10:53:44:03
|
10:53:47:19
|
CAPTION |
He is serving 92 years in prison for
murders and other crimes unrelated to the Vichea case. |
|
10:53:50:07
|
10:53:53:12
|
CAPTION |
Hok Lundy was killed in a helicopter crash
on November 9, 2008. |
|
10:53:53:23
|
10:53:57:03
|
CAPTION |
The cause of the crash was never
determined. |
|
10:54:01:20
|
10:54:05:00
|
CAPTION |
On December 31, 2008 |
|
10:54:05:11
|
10:54:08:16
|
CAPTION |
Born Samnang and Sok Sam Oeun were
provisionally released. |
|
10:54:09:04
|
10:54:12:09
|
CAPTION |
They await a re-trial. |
|
10:54:32:16
|
10:54:35:21
|
CAPTION |
Cambodia exports about three billion
dollars in garments each year. |
|
10:54:36:07
|
10:54:39:12
|
CAPTION |
Standard pay for workers is 28 cents an
hour. |
|
10:54:44:18
|
10:54:49:11
|
CAPTION |
Chea Vichea - 1965 – 2004 |
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10:54:52:06 |
10:54:56:20 |
END CREDIT |
Directed
by BRADLEY COX |
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10:54:56:21 |
10:55:01:13 |
END CREDIT |
Produced
by RICH GARELLA and JEFFREY SAUNDERS |
|
10:55:01:14 |
10:55:04:19 |
END CREDIT |
Original
Score by GIL TALMI |
|
10:55:04:20 |
10:55:30:18 |
CREDIT ROLL |
Directed by BRADLEY COX Produced by RICH GARELLA JEFFREY SAUNDERS Original Score by GIL TALMI Edited by MATYAS VERESS WILL BARTON JAY SHAPIRO Narrated by ERIC MILANO Translators ELLEN SEA JASON ROBERTS THIDA ROBERTS TDW TRANSLATION SERVICES AMAURY PEYRUSSAN Graphics DAVE HILL Additional Editing TINA PACHECO Production Assistant ELLEN SEA Sound Design ERIC MILANO Re-recording Mixer TOM PAUL Mixed at The Cottage Post Production Services GOLDCREST POST (NYC) Colorist BLASE THEODORE Online DUART FILM & VIDEO Production assistance provided by CINEMACAPITAL CYNTHIA TURNER BEN LAY TOMMY GONZALEZ POSTWORKS NEW YORK MIKE VILLERS Script Consultant FERNANDA ROSSI Advisers RON ABNEY BRAD ADAMS SARA L.M. DAVIS, Ph.D ERIC PAPE CLAUDIA RIZZI Fiscal Sponsor ASIA CATALYST Legal assistance provided by WHITE & CASE LLP Executive Producer for ITVS SALLY JO FIFER WHO KILLED VICHEA? is a co-production of Loud Mouth Films and the Independent Television Service (ITVS), with funding provided by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. This program was produced by Loud Mouth Films, which is solely responsible for its content. ©2010 Loud Mouth Films. All Rights Reserved. |
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CAPTION |
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