Statements will form part of evidence against Khmer Rouge leaders.
04/30/2011
By Greg Mellen, Staff writer
Long Beach Press Telegram (California, USA)
LONG BEACH — A year-and-a-half ago when refugee survivors of the Khmer Rouge regime gathered in Long Beach to fill out forms about atrocities they witnessed in the mid-'70 s in Cambodia, they had no idea whether it would make a difference.
On Saturday, many of them got their answer. Leakhena Nou, a sociology professor at Cal State Long Beach told a gathering that their statements would be part of an upcoming trial against four former leaders of the Khmer Rouge.
"We wanted to make sure your voices are heard thousands of miles away," Nou told the elderly crowd that assembled at the Mark Twain Branch Library.
"Your applications have been heard and have been accepted by the court," Nou said. "You are heroes."
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