Near Chong Sa Ngam Pass, Pol Pot cremation site
The area here near Anlong Veng (Dangrek Mountains) was the last stronghold of the Khmer Rouge and many people here used to be Khmer Rouge or supporting them.
To my very surprise, I learned that his followers picked out pieces of his bones which were not cremated for good luck. Even today, locals pray at the site, asking for blessings of luck, happiness and even protection from malaria. You can see the incense sticks and the donation box at the site.
Remember, he was a true dictator with the blood of over one million Cambodians on his hands.
On the night of April 15, 1998 the Voice of America announced that the Khmer Rouge had agreed to turn Pol Pot over to an international tribunal. According to his wife, he died in his bed later in the night while waiting to be moved to another location. Ta Mok claimed that his death was due to heart failure. Despite government requests to inspect the body, it was cremated a few days later at Anlong Veng in the Khmer Rouge zone, raising suspicions that he committed suicide.
Source: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pol_Pot
Near Chong Sa Ngam Pass, Pol Pot cremation site
The area here near Anlong Veng (Dangrek Mountains) was the last stronghold of the Khmer Rouge and many people here used to be Khmer Rouge or supporting them.
To my very surprise, I learned that his followers picked out pieces of his bones which were not cremated for good luck. Even today, locals pray at the site, asking for blessings of luck, happiness and even protection from malaria. You can see the incense sticks and the donation box at the site.
Remember, he was a true dictator with the blood of over one million Cambodians on his hands.
On the night of April 15, 1998 the Voice of America announced that the Khmer Rouge had agreed to turn Pol Pot over to an international tribunal. According to his wife, he died in his bed later in the night while waiting to be moved to another location. Ta Mok claimed that his death was due to heart failure. Despite government requests to inspect the body, it was cremated a few days later at Anlong Veng in the Khmer Rouge zone, raising suspicions that he committed suicide.
Source: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pol_Pot