Khmer Rouge trial: 'I want to know why'
As a UN-backed genocide court delivers its verdict in the case of the Khmer Rouge's former prison chief, Cambodians who lived through the period recall their experiences and reflect on what the tribunal process means to them.
"I don't care much about the verdict. What I want to get out of it is the real history."Kao Samreth, Siem Reap
"I saw so much evil and cruelty that can't be compared with anything else in the world."Saing Soenthrith, Phnom Penh
"I lost 10 members of my family. Everyone needs justice for the pain they received during the regime."Nong Sakal, Brussels, Belgium
"The leaders of the Khmer Rouge regime are Cambodian, so why on earth did they kill their own people?"Sophy Chak, Phnom Penh
"I lost my cousins, uncles, aunts and other relatives. We lost all our possessions and our house."Sarakmony Pich, Phnom Penh
"They told us we needed to run because if the Vietnamese caught us, they'd chop our heads off."Pheap Mono, Phnom Penh