Chum Mey
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Chum Mey
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Chum Mey is one of only seven known adult survivors of the Khmer Rouge imprisonment in the S-21 Tuol Sleng camp, where 20,000 prisoners, mostly Cambodians, were sent for execution. Formerly a motor mechanic working in Phnom Penh, he was taken to the prison on 28 October 1978, accused of being a spy. His life was only spared because of his ability to repair sewing machines for Pol Pot's soldiers. In 2004, he described the killing of his wife and son: Chum Mey later remarried and had six children;
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Survivor of the Tuol Sleng prison camp
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chum_Mey
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2022-12-16T16:49:10Z
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