Controversy
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AKP and the Norwegian ML-movement were at times criticised for support of Marxist and communist regimes in other parts of the world, including the brutal regimes of Joseph Stalin, and Pol Pot. AKP openly endorsed the Khmer Rouge of Cambodia, and when that party's forces invaded Phnom Penh, Klassekampen had "Long live the free Cambodia" as their front page headline. Support from AKP endured in spite of the killings which were reported during Pol Pot's rule. At that time, AKP considered these reports to be a part of a smear campaign against the new regime, and AKP had delegations visiting the country.
Much of the party's inner workings have been clandestine in nature, for instance the precise number of members is kept secret. The party program has been considered militant since it called for armed revolution before 1990, and kept the possibility of having to "defend the revolution with arms" open since.
In 2003 two former members of the party's leadership, Finn Sjue and Egil Fossum, apologized for the totalitarian culture in the party.
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