Phnom Penh (FN), Apr. 11 – Ministry of Culture and Fine Arts (MCFA) is informing that recently an Irish photographer Matt Loughney posted some photos of victims of the former Khmer Rouge prison S-21 through the Vice website. The photos had been colorized and also edited in part, mainly by altering the expression in the faces to make the victims appear to be smiling.

«MCFA does not accept this kind of manipulation, and considers this work of Matt Lougnrey to seriously affect the dignity of the victims, the reality of Cambodia's history, and in violation of the rights of the Museum as the lawful owners and custodians of these photographs.»

«MCFA would like to inform the public that it has never been in communication with Mr. Loughney and that all use of archives from the Museum (including these photographs as well as millions of pages of paper documents) must comply with Cambodia's 2005 Archives Act and the terms of use of material from the Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum archives.»

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