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#Videocrux - Tuol Sleng prison haunted by the ghosts of dead prisoners. Tuol Sleng prison haunted by the ghosts of dead prisoners.
Many Cambodians believe the area around Tuol Sleng prison is still haunted by the ghosts of the estimated 12,000 people tortured there during the Khmer Rouge regime. Guards tuck into dinner at Cambodia's Tuol Sleng genocide museum. But to eat in peace at this Khmer Rouge-era torture centre, they also have to leave food out for some uninvited guests-Ghosts. Ket Thirin, Security guard at Tuol Sleng 'S-21' former detention centre,“Ghosts always show up every time I eat. So I think that maybe they're hungry. I have to put food out for them to eat and after that they disappear.” Ket Thirin says he's seen lots of ghosts in the 17 years he's worked at the former prison, also known by its code-name S-21. He says they can even make objects move, like the day Ket believes a spirit made a tree sway uncontrollably. Ket Thirin, Security guard at Tuol Sleng 'S-21' former detention centre,“Small stones started raining down from the coconut tree. So I looked up and I called out-‘Who is up there in the tree?’ But there was no reply.” Many Cambodians believe whole-heartedly in spirits and they particularly fear those who died violently and never received a Buddhist burial. At least 12,000 people were tortured at Tuol Sleng from 1975 to 79 before being executed at a killing field outside Phnom Penh. So it's not surprising that many believe the place is haunted. Museum archivist Sotha Norng says he's not scared. He believes the ghosts are just asking for help. Sotha Norng, archivist at Tuol Sleng 'S-21' former detention centre,“It seems as though they are working with us, here inside the office. We can hear the sound of them opening documents or leafing through papers.”
Guards in Toul Sleng museum leave foods for ghosts.
Many Cambodians believe the area around Tuol Sleng prison is still haunted by the ghosts of the estimated 12,000 people tortured there during the Khmer Rouge regime. Guards tuck into dinner at Cambodia's Tuol Sleng genocide museum. But to eat in peace at this Khmer Rouge-era torture centre, they also have to leave food out for some uninvited guests-Ghosts.
Ghosts make things move in Toul Sleng museum.
Ket Thirin says he's seen lots of ghosts in the 17 years he's worked at the former prison, also known by its code-name S-21. He says they can even make objects move, like the day Ket believes a spirit made a tree sway uncontrollably. Ket Thirin, Security guard at Tuol Sleng 'S-21' former detention centre,“Small stones started raining down from the coconut tree. So I looked up and I called out-‘Who is up there in the tree?’ But there was no reply.”
Museum archivist feels ghosts need help from them.
Museum archivist Sotha Norng says he's not scared. He believes the ghosts are just asking for help. Sotha Norng, archivist at Tuol Sleng 'S-21' former detention centre,“It seems as though they are working with us, here inside the office. We can hear the sound of them opening documents or leafing through papers.”

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