Im Chaem

Im Chaem (; born 1946) is a Cambodian politician. She was a district governor for the Khmer Rouge during the period of Democratic Kampuchea. Life Chaem was born in Kbal Ou village, Cheang Tong Commune, Tram Kak District, Takéo province. She was raised Buddhist. Reports of conditions at the worksites differ; prosecutors allege that one of the dams was built by hand by underfed workers, while Chaem maintains "that poor conditions were endemic" and she treated her workers better than previous officials.

She converted to Christianity in November 2017, and was baptized in January 2018. Her husband and children also converted. Her pastor, Christopher LaPel, was a survivor of a forced labor camp which she allegedly oversaw. and Phnom Trayoung prison, where around 40,000 people were killed or died due to starvation and overwork between 1977-1979.

In 2017, the ECCC voted they had no authority to prosecute Chaem because she was not "a person 'most responsible' for atrocities".

Chaem has consistently denied the allegations and any wrongdoing.