SVAY KEN: Picturing Cambodia
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A Lesson from Angkar |
In some areas, the Khmer Rouge allowed people to live by their own means. ‘I was in one of those areas’ Svay Ken tells, ‘and I went to look for grass for the cow with two of my sons. Suddenly, a Pol Pot soldier appeared and accused us of stealing since he said that even grass belonged to Angkar. My sons and I were terrified and thought we had finally reached our last day. But because I quickly kneeled and begged for forgiveness, after a long time this soldier agreed to let us go.”