Sek Say (known as Sek Sothy) was the oldest
daughter in her family. Her father, Sek Sat, (known
as Sek Prak) and her mother, Chan Kimsron (known
as Sang) began serving the revolution before the
Khmer Rouge won complete control of the country.
When the Khmer Rouge defeated the Khmer Republic
on April 17, 1975, they named their regime
“Democratic Kampuchea.” Sek Sat, Say’s father,
worked as a secretary in Region 25 and Chan
Kimsron, her mother, was the chief of a textile factory.
In May of 1978 Prak, his wife and his 1 year-old son were arrested and sent to Office 21 by Angkar. They
were all later executed. Say, her sister and all of her
relatives who maintained relations with her parents
were sent for re-education at the office in Chrey
Opnev. Many of her father’s relatives were permitted
to go back to their hometowns.

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