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| Up to two million people are thought to have died during the Khmer Rouge's rule |
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| Thousands are believed to have passed through the regime's prisons |
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| Many Cambodians find it difficult to talk about the past |
By Neil Trevithick
BBC News, Phnom Penh
Four leaders of the Khmer Rouge, which ruled Cambodia in the late 1970s, will face trial next year accused of genocide, torture and religious persecution. But many of those affected by the country's brutal past still cannot speak about what happened.
The psychologist had agreed to be interviewed before I arrived in Phnom Penh.
But when we get to his office, beside a main road leading out of the city, where the green fields begin, there seems to be a problem.
A long, urgent discussion in Khmer ensues with our translator, Kunthi. The psychologist will talk, but only in English, and his name must not be used. "Why English?", I ask myself, but then drop it.
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The psychologist had agreed to be interviewed before I arrived in Phnom Penh.
But when we get to his office, beside a main road leading out of the city, where the green fields begin, there seems to be a problem.
A long, urgent discussion in Khmer ensues with our translator, Kunthi. The psychologist will talk, but only in English, and his name must not be used. "Why English?", I ask myself, but then drop it.
Please click here to read more...
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