Brother Number Two

Nuon Chea (Lao Kim Lorn), born 7 July 1926, Voat Kor village, Battambang province, to a corn farmer and a seamstress, Nuon Chea was second in command to Pol Pot. He studied law at Bangkok’s prestigious Thammasat University, where he became a member of the Thai Communist Party. Nuon Chea also known as ‘Brother Number Two’, was indicted and sent to trial for crimes against humanity, grave breaches of the Geneva Conventions of 1949 and genocide. “I feel remorseful for the crimes that were committed intentionally or unintentionally, whether or not I had known about it or not known about it.” Read Nuon Chea Biography and Profile. Read more