KR commerce scrutinized
Democratic Kampuchea’s commerce committee was under the leadership of co-accused Khieu Samphan and Ieng Sary, testimony by former national bank deputy director Sar Kimlomouth revealed yesterday at the Khmer Rouge tribunal. Although the Khmer Rouge regime had eliminated currency and attempted to turn the nation into a communist utopia, China convinced regime leaders to establish a national bank in 1976 with a 140 million yuan “credit expenditure”, the witness said. …
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