Vorn_Vet

Vorn Vet

Vorn Vet

Cambodian politician

Vorn Vet (Khmer: វ៉ន វេត; 1929–1978), born Sok Thuok (សុក ធួក),[1] was a Cambodian politician who served as deputy prime minister for the economy of Democratic Kampuchea. He was responsible for appointing Kang Kek Iew to his position as head of Special Security.[2] He was murdered at the S-21 security camp in 1978.

Quick Facts Deputy Prime Minister of the Economy, Personal details ...

In this Cambodian name, the surname is Vorn. In accordance with Cambodian custom, this person should be referred to by the given name, Vet.

References

  1. [1]
    Kiernan, Ben (October 2008). The Pol Pot Regime: Race, Power, and Genocide in Cambodia Under the Khmer Rouge, 1975-79. Yale University Press. ISBN 978-0300142990.
  2. [2]
    Paul Robert Bartrop: A Biographical Encyclopedia of Contemporary Genocide: Portraits of Evil and Good. ABC-CLIO, Santa Barbara, 2012, ISBN 978-0-313-38678-7, S. 326.


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