That Women

Wat Champuh Kaek

By Vann Chansopheakvatey

Peng Phan, who is now 65 year-old, was a former national radio broadcaster and film actress during the Lon Nol regime. in 1979, she survived the secret prison of the Khmer Rouge Regime. During the detention at Champus Kaek Pagoda, she witnessed prisoners being mistreated and tortured . She came close to death but was one of a few that managed to escape. Almost four decades later, she still speaks eloquently about what happened at the detention center. Having survived that experience, she now devotes her life to protecting children through an organization she started, “National Action Culture for the Orphan Poor Children Association”.

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