U-ANLONG VENG, Cambodia – Wayengomunye wababulali abaningi kakhulu ekhulwini lama-20, kodwa lokho akuvimbi abanethemba lokuthi bathandaze ethuneni lasegqumeni likaPol Pot ukuze bathole izinombolo zelotho zenhlanhla, ukukhushulwa kwemisebenzi kanye nomakoti abahle.
Futhi akuvimbeli izivakashi ukuthi zicoshe amathambo nomlotha endaweni yokungcwaba yomholi we-Khmer Rouge kuleli dolobha elikude enyakatho-ntshonalanga ye-Cambodia.
Ithuna liphakathi kwenqwaba yezindawo ze-Khmer Rouge e-Anlong Veng, lapho abashokobezi benhlangano benza khona okokugcina ngo-1998 njengoba u-Pol Pot ayelele efa. Uhlelo oluyinhloko lwezokuvakasha luka-$1 million luyaphothulwa ukuze kugcinwe futhi kuvikelwe izindawo ezingu-15, futhi kukhokhiswe ukungena.
Kulolu hambo kuzoba nezindlu nezindawo zokucasha zabaholi be-Khmer Rouge, indawo yokubulawa kanye nezindawo ezihlotshaniswa no-Ta Mok, umkhuzi ononya kanye nomphathi wokugcina ka-Anlong Veng.
"Abantu bafuna ukubona isizinda sokugcina se-Khmer Rouge kanye nezindawo lapho benze khona izenzo zonya," kusho u-Seang Sokheng, ophethe ihhovisi lesifunda lezokuvakasha kanye naye owayeyisosha lase-Khmer Rouge.
U-Anlong Veng, uthi, manje uthola izivakashi ezingaba ngu-2,000 zaseCambodian kanye nezingu-60 zakwamanye amazwe inyanga ngayinye - inombolo okufanele igxume lapho ikhasino lakhiwe iziqhwaga ezivela eThailand eseduze. Umnyuziyamu nawo usemisebenzini, eholwa nguNhem En, umthwebuli wezithombe omkhulu wesikhungo sokuhlushwa se-Khmer Rouge's S-21 ePhnom Penh, okuyindawo eheha izivakashi iminyaka eminingi.
“Kuneminyuziyamu ekhuluma ngeMpi Yezwe II eYurophu futhi abantu basamthanda uHitler. Kungani kungakhulunywa ngomunye wabaholi abadume kabi emhlabeni?” kusho uNhem En, manje oseyiphini lenkosi yesifunda sase-Anlong Veng. Umnyuziyamu uzobandakanya iqoqo lakhe lezithombe eziningi kanye nensimu yerayisi ukukhombisa izivakashi ukuthi abantu bagqilazwa kanjani ngaphansi kwezibhamu ze-Khmer Rouge phakathi neminyaka yawo-1970 yokubusa kokwesaba.
Njengawo wonke umuntu lapha, uthi akazange abambe iqhaza ebuhlungwini kodwa usola abaholi abaphezulu.
“I-Pol Pot yashiselwa lapha. Ngicela nisize ekulondolozeni le ndawo engokomlando,” kufundeka uphawu eduze kwendunduma eklanywe amabhodlela agxishwe phansi futhi avikelwe uphahla lukathayela olugqwalile. Izimbali ezimbalwa ezibunayo zimila eduze kwendawo yethuna elingagadiwe, izikhulu ezikhononda ngazo ngokuthi izidumbu ezishisiwe zikaPol Pot zikhishwe izivakashi zakwamanye amazwe.
“Abantu beza lapha, ikakhulukazi ngezinsuku ezingcwele, ngoba bakholelwa ukuthi umoya kaPol Pot unamandla,” kusho uTith Ponlok, owayengunogada womholi futhi ohlala eduze nendawo okungcwatshwa kuyo.
Abantu baseCambodia endaweni, uthi, bawine isibalo esingajwayelekile samalotho, okwenze uThais ukuba awele umngcele futhi anxuse uPol Pot ukuthi adalule izinombolo eziwinile emaphusheni abo. Izikhulu zikahulumeni zasePhnom Penh nabanye nazo ziyahamba, zicela umoya wakhe ukuba wenze izifiso ezihlukahlukene zifezeke.
