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On 7 January 2025, Lim was killed in ] in a shooting near ].<ref name=":1">{{Cite news |last= |first= |date=2025-01-07 |title=Former Cambodian MP shot dead in Bangkok |url=https://www.bangkokpost.com/thailand/general/2934876/former-cambodian-mp-shot-dead-in-bangkok |access-date=2025-01-07 |work=Bangkok Post |language=en}}</ref> Both colleagues and Phil Robertson, director of Asia Human Rights Labour Advocates described the shooting as an assassination by.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Former Cambodian opposition MP shot dead in Bangkok ‘assassination’ |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/1/8/former-cambodian-opposition-mp-shot-dead-in-bangkok-assassination |access-date=2025-01-08 |website=Al Jazeera |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=2025-01-08 |title=Former Cambodian opposition politician shot dead in Bangkok – reports |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/jan/08/former-cambodian-opposition-politician-shot-dead-in-bangkok-reports |access-date=2025-01-08 |work=The Guardian |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077}}</ref> Lim had recently arrived in Bangkok by bus from ], Cambodia with his wife and uncle.<ref name=":1" /> The gunman was on a motorcycle. On 7 January 2025, Lim was killed in ] in a shooting near ].<ref name=":1">{{Cite news |last= |first= |date=2025-01-07 |title=Former Cambodian MP shot dead in Bangkok |url=https://www.bangkokpost.com/thailand/general/2934876/former-cambodian-mp-shot-dead-in-bangkok |access-date=2025-01-07 |work=Bangkok Post |language=en}}</ref> Both colleagues and Phil Robertson, director of Asia Human Rights Labour Advocates described the shooting as an assassination .<ref>{{Cite web |title=Former Cambodian opposition MP shot dead in Bangkok ‘assassination’ |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/1/8/former-cambodian-opposition-mp-shot-dead-in-bangkok-assassination |access-date=2025-01-08 |website=Al Jazeera |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=2025-01-08 |title=Former Cambodian opposition politician shot dead in Bangkok – reports |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/jan/08/former-cambodian-opposition-politician-shot-dead-in-bangkok-reports |access-date=2025-01-08 |work=The Guardian |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077}}</ref> Lim had recently arrived in Bangkok by bus from ], Cambodia with his wife and uncle.<ref name=":1" /> The gunman was on a motorcycle.


On 8 January 2025, the Thai Criminal Court issued a warrant for Ekaluck Paenoi, the suspected killer.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-01-08 |title=Cambodian police detain a Thai man suspected of gunning down Cambodian ex-lawmaker in Bangkok |url=https://apnews.com/article/thailand-cambodia-opposition-politician-shooting-f2c44959dd83a88c5279730fa95696b3 |access-date=2025-01-08 |website=AP News |language=en}}</ref><ref name=":3" /> After a daylong manhunt led by the ], a suspect was arrested in Cambodia by local police.<ref>{{Cite web |last=English |first=Khaosod |date=2025-01-07 |title=Cambodian-French Political Activist Shot Dead in Bangkok |url=https://www.khaosodenglish.com/news/2025/01/07/cambodian-french-political-activist-shot-dead-in-bangkok/ |access-date=2025-01-07 |language=en-US}}</ref><ref name=":2">https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/thai-police-seek-arrest-suspected-killer-former-cambodian-lawmaker-2025-01-08/</ref> The suspect is a 41-year-old Thai national who worked as a motorcycle taxi driver, and is a former marine.<ref name=":2" /><ref>{{Cite news |last= |first= |date=2025-01-08 |title=Suspected killer of former Cambodian MP arrested |url=https://www.bangkokpost.com/thailand/general/2935472/suspected-killer-of-former-cambodian-mp-arrested |access-date=2025-01-08 |work=Bangkok Post |language=en}}</ref> On 8 January 2025, the Thai Criminal Court issued a warrant for Ekaluck Paenoi, the suspected killer.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-01-08 |title=Cambodian police detain a Thai man suspected of gunning down Cambodian ex-lawmaker in Bangkok |url=https://apnews.com/article/thailand-cambodia-opposition-politician-shooting-f2c44959dd83a88c5279730fa95696b3 |access-date=2025-01-08 |website=AP News |language=en}}</ref><ref name=":3" /> After a daylong manhunt led by the ], a suspect was arrested in Cambodia by local police.<ref>{{Cite web |last=English |first=Khaosod |date=2025-01-07 |title=Cambodian-French Political Activist Shot Dead in Bangkok |url=https://www.khaosodenglish.com/news/2025/01/07/cambodian-french-political-activist-shot-dead-in-bangkok/ |access-date=2025-01-07 |language=en-US}}</ref><ref name=":2">https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/thai-police-seek-arrest-suspected-killer-former-cambodian-lawmaker-2025-01-08/</ref> The suspect is a 41-year-old Thai national who worked as a motorcycle taxi driver, and is a former marine.<ref name=":2" /><ref>{{Cite news |last= |first= |date=2025-01-08 |title=Suspected killer of former Cambodian MP arrested |url=https://www.bangkokpost.com/thailand/general/2935472/suspected-killer-of-former-cambodian-mp-arrested |access-date=2025-01-08 |work=Bangkok Post |language=en}}</ref>

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Cambodian and French politician (1951/1952–2025)

Lim Kimya
លឹម គិមយ៉ា
Member of Parliament of Cambodia
In office
2013–2018
Personal details
Born1951/1952
Died7 January 2025 (aged 73)
near Wat Bowonniwet Vihara, Bangkok, Thailand
NationalityCambodian
French
Political partyCambodia National Rescue (2012–2017)

Lim Kimya (Khmer: លឹម គិមយ៉ា; 1951/1952 – 7 January 2025) was a Cambodian and French politician. A member of the Cambodia National Rescue Party (CNRP), Lim was first elected as a member of parliament in 2013 and served until 2018.

Killing

On 7 January 2025, Lim was killed in Bangkok in a shooting near Wat Bowonniwet Vihara. Both colleagues and Phil Robertson, director of Asia Human Rights Labour Advocates described the shooting as an assassination . Lim had recently arrived in Bangkok by bus from Siem Reap, Cambodia with his wife and uncle. The gunman was on a motorcycle.

On 8 January 2025, the Thai Criminal Court issued a warrant for Ekaluck Paenoi, the suspected killer. After a daylong manhunt led by the Metropolitan Police Bureau, a suspect was arrested in Cambodia by local police. The suspect is a 41-year-old Thai national who worked as a motorcycle taxi driver, and is a former marine.

References

  1. ^ "Former Cambodian opposition MP shot dead in Bangkok: Thai media". France 24. 7 January 2025. Retrieved 7 January 2025.
  2. "Gunman shoots dead former Cambodian Opposition MP in Bangkok". nationthailand. 7 January 2025. Retrieved 7 January 2025.
  3. ^ Beech, Hannah (8 January 2025). "Former Cambodian Opposition Member Lim Kimya Killed in Bangkok". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 8 January 2025.
  4. ^ "Former Cambodian MP shot dead in Bangkok". Bangkok Post. 7 January 2025. Retrieved 7 January 2025.
  5. "Former Cambodian opposition MP shot dead in Bangkok 'assassination'". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 8 January 2025.
  6. "Former Cambodian opposition politician shot dead in Bangkok – reports". The Guardian. 8 January 2025. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 8 January 2025.
  7. "Cambodian police detain a Thai man suspected of gunning down Cambodian ex-lawmaker in Bangkok". AP News. 8 January 2025. Retrieved 8 January 2025.
  8. English, Khaosod (7 January 2025). "Cambodian-French Political Activist Shot Dead in Bangkok". Retrieved 7 January 2025.
  9. ^ https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/thai-police-seek-arrest-suspected-killer-former-cambodian-lawmaker-2025-01-08/
  10. "Suspected killer of former Cambodian MP arrested". Bangkok Post. 8 January 2025. Retrieved 8 January 2025.
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